diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/xml/XmlTabbedInputComponent.vue b/Frontend/src/components/xml/XmlTabbedInputComponent.vue
index 7da2527..fcaea5a 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/components/xml/XmlTabbedInputComponent.vue
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/xml/XmlTabbedInputComponent.vue
@@ -94,16 +94,20 @@ function removeTab(id : number) {
         return
 
     let indexToRemove = findIndexWithID(id);
+    
+    switchToExistingTab(indexToRemove)
+    
+    tabs.value.splice(indexToRemove, 1);
+    
+}
+
+function switchToExistingTab(indexToRemove: number) {
     let activeIndex = findIndexWithID(activeTabId.value);
 
     if (indexToRemove == activeIndex && activeIndex == 0)
         changeActiveTab(tabs.value.at(1)!.id)
     else if (indexToRemove == activeIndex)
         changeActiveTab(tabs.value.at(0)!.id)
-        
-    
-    tabs.value.splice(indexToRemove, 1);
-    
 }
 
 function findIndexWithID(id : number) : number {