diff --git a/examples/mqtt.py b/examples/mqtt.py
index 14e4518..a6a55e5 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt.py
+++ b/examples/mqtt.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
         line = 60
 
     print(line)
+    drawblack.text((150, line), "", font = font10, fill = 0)
+    epd.DisplayPartial(epd.getbuffer(HBlackimage))
     drawblack.text((150, line), msg.payload.decode(), font = font10, fill = 0)
     epd.DisplayPartial(epd.getbuffer(HBlackimage))
     #print(f"`{msg.topic}`: `{msg.payload.decode()}`")