diff --git a/addons/godot_xterm/native/src/terminal.cpp b/addons/godot_xterm/native/src/terminal.cpp
index 7b3233c..4e3b29e 100644
--- a/addons/godot_xterm/native/src/terminal.cpp
+++ b/addons/godot_xterm/native/src/terminal.cpp
@@ -248,17 +248,17 @@ int Terminal::_draw_cb(struct tsm_screen *con,
 		term->attr_image->set_pixel(posx + i, posy, Color(attr_flags / 255.0f, 0, 0, 0));
 	}
 
-	if (len < 1)
-	{	// No foreground to draw.
-		return OK;
-	}
-
 	Vector2 cell_position = Vector2(posx * term->cell_size.x, posy * term->cell_size.y);
 	Rect2 cell_rect = Rect2(cell_position, term->cell_size);
 
 	// Erase any previous character in the cell.
 	term->rs->canvas_item_add_rect(term->char_canvas_item, cell_rect, Color(1, 1, 1, 0));
 
+	if (len < 1)
+	{	// No foreground to draw.
+		return OK;
+	}
+
 	FontType font_type = static_cast<FontType>((attr->bold ? 1 : 0) | (attr->italic ? 2 : 0));
 
 	term->fonts[font_type]->draw_char(