diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/MoleculeStackView.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/MoleculeStackView.swift
index f769bb05..74178f5f 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/MoleculeStackView.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Molecules/MoleculeStackView.swift
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public class MoleculeStackView: ViewConstrainingView {
     
     public override func shouldSetHorizontalMargins(_ shouldSet: Bool) {
         super.shouldSetHorizontalMargins(shouldSet)
+        updateViewHorizontalDefaults = false
         moleculesShouldSetHorizontalMargins = (shouldSet && axis == .vertical)
         for item in items {
             (item.view as? MVMCoreUIViewConstrainingProtocol)?.shouldSetHorizontalMargins?(moleculesShouldSetHorizontalMargins)