diff --git a/panda/src/text/textNode.I b/panda/src/text/textNode.I
index 27b45a2ab2..70650f1dab 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/textNode.I
+++ b/panda/src/text/textNode.I
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ set_card_decal(bool card_decal) {
   } else {
     _flags &= ~F_card_decal;
   }
+  invalidate_no_measure();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/panda/src/text/textNode.cxx b/panda/src/text/textNode.cxx
index fe4a2effbc..aa2115d729 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/textNode.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/text/textNode.cxx
@@ -315,10 +315,11 @@ generate() {
 
   if (has_card()) {
     PT(PandaNode) card_root;
-    if (has_card_border())
+    if (has_card_border()) {
       card_root = make_card_with_border();
-    else
+    } else {
       card_root = make_card();
+    }
     card_root->set_transform(transform);
     card_root->set_attrib(ColorAttrib::make_flat(get_card_color()));
     if (get_card_color()[3] != 1.0f) {