diff --git a/Userland/Applications/Browser/InspectorWidget.cpp b/Userland/Applications/Browser/InspectorWidget.cpp
index 71d3b29092..852b8c7e10 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/Browser/InspectorWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/Browser/InspectorWidget.cpp
@@ -138,11 +138,12 @@ void InspectorWidget::select_default_node()
 void InspectorWidget::set_dom_json(StringView json)
 {
     m_dom_tree_view->set_model(WebView::DOMTreeModel::create(json, *m_dom_tree_view));
+    m_dom_loaded = true;
+
     if (m_pending_selection.has_value())
         set_selection(m_pending_selection.release_value());
     else
         select_default_node();
-    m_dom_loaded = true;
 }
 
 void InspectorWidget::clear_dom_json()