diff --git a/dispatcher.c b/dispatcher.c
index 60e9abc..6197faa 100644
--- a/dispatcher.c
+++ b/dispatcher.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ AppState reducer(AppState state, Action action) {
                 mclip->state = CLIP_EMPTY;
                 mclip->event_count = 0;
                 mclip->read_index = 0;
+                mclip->max_events = MAX_MIDI_EVENTS;
                 // events pointer should already be valid from init
             }