diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py
index a6b546a9..d7f046ff 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.shutter_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.exp_shutter_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.pgroup_label)
-        self.addPermanentWidget(self.pgroup_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.state_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.busy_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.session_label)