diff --git a/adafruit_display_text/label.py b/adafruit_display_text/label.py
index 9f65598..0f1caff 100755
--- a/adafruit_display_text/label.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_text/label.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ def _update_text(
         else:
             i = 0
         tilegrid_count = i
+        self._font.load_glyphs(new_text + "M")
         y_offset = int(
             (
                 self._font.get_glyph(ord("M")).height