diff --git a/src/main/osd/osd_elements.c b/src/main/osd/osd_elements.c
index 43855697a1..99cc5484f4 100644
--- a/src/main/osd/osd_elements.c
+++ b/src/main/osd/osd_elements.c
@@ -2128,6 +2128,9 @@ void osdAddActiveElements(void)
 
 static bool osdDrawSingleElement(displayPort_t *osdDisplayPort, uint8_t item)
 {
+    // By default mark the element as rendered in case it's in the off blink state
+    activeElement.rendered = true;
+
     if (!osdElementDrawFunction[item]) {
         // Element has no drawing function
         return true;
@@ -2148,7 +2151,6 @@ static bool osdDrawSingleElement(displayPort_t *osdDisplayPort, uint8_t item)
     activeElement.buff = elementBuff;
     activeElement.osdDisplayPort = osdDisplayPort;
     activeElement.drawElement = true;
-    activeElement.rendered = true;
     activeElement.attr = DISPLAYPORT_SEVERITY_NORMAL;
 
     // Call the element drawing function
@@ -2272,14 +2274,13 @@ bool osdDrawNextActiveElement(displayPort_t *osdDisplayPort)
     // Only advance to the next element if rendering is complete
     if (osdDrawSingleElement(osdDisplayPort, item)) {
         // If rendering is complete then advance to the next element
-        if (activeElement.rendered) {
-            // Prepare to render the background of the next element
-            backgroundRendered = false;
 
-            if (++activeElementNumber >= activeOsdElementCount) {
-                activeElementNumber = 0;
-                return false;
-            }
+        // Prepare to render the background of the next element
+        backgroundRendered = false;
+
+        if (++activeElementNumber >= activeOsdElementCount) {
+            activeElementNumber = 0;
+            return false;
         }
     }