diff --git a/src/MenuManager.cpp b/src/MenuManager.cpp
index ef77c84..8356931 100644
--- a/src/MenuManager.cpp
+++ b/src/MenuManager.cpp
@@ -1119,49 +1119,38 @@ namespace ZL {
 	}
 
 	void MenuManager::updateToasts(float deltaMs) {
-		if (activeToasts_.empty() && toastQueue_.empty()) return;
-
-		bool changed = false;
-
+		// Advance timers and state transitions
 		for (auto& e : activeToasts_) {
 			e.timer += deltaMs;
-			// Advance state machine
 			if (e.state == ToastEntry::State::FadeIn && e.timer >= TOAST_FADE_MS) {
 				e.state = ToastEntry::State::Visible;
 				e.timer = 0.0f;
-				changed = true;
 			} else if (e.state == ToastEntry::State::Visible && e.timer >= TOAST_VISIBLE_MS) {
 				e.state = ToastEntry::State::FadeOut;
 				e.timer = 0.0f;
-				changed = true;
-			} else if (e.state == ToastEntry::State::FadeOut && e.timer >= TOAST_FADE_MS) {
-				changed = true;
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Remove finished entries (FadeOut complete)
-		auto removed = std::remove_if(activeToasts_.begin(), activeToasts_.end(),
-			[](const ToastEntry& e) {
-				return e.state == ToastEntry::State::FadeOut && e.timer >= TOAST_FADE_MS;
-			});
-		if (removed != activeToasts_.end()) {
-			activeToasts_.erase(removed, activeToasts_.end());
-			changed = true;
-		}
+		// Remove completed fade-outs
+		activeToasts_.erase(
+			std::remove_if(activeToasts_.begin(), activeToasts_.end(),
+				[](const ToastEntry& e) {
+					return e.state == ToastEntry::State::FadeOut && e.timer >= TOAST_FADE_MS;
+				}),
+			activeToasts_.end());
 
-		// Pull queued messages into now-free slots (with FadeIn)
+		// Promote queued messages into free slots
 		while (!toastQueue_.empty() && activeToasts_.size() < 3) {
 			ToastEntry e;
 			e.iconPath = toastQueue_.front().iconPath;
 			e.text     = toastQueue_.front().text;
 			toastQueue_.pop_front();
 			activeToasts_.push_back(std::move(e));
-			changed = true;
 		}
 
-		if (changed) applyToastsToUi();
-		// Also refresh alpha smoothly every frame while any slot is fading
-		else if (!activeToasts_.empty()) applyToastsToUi();
+		// Always sync UI — even with no active toasts, this hides stale widgets
+		// that couldn't be hidden while a pushed menu (inventory/journal/phone) was active.
+		applyToastsToUi();
 	}
 
 	void MenuManager::applyToastsToUi() {