diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
@@ -851,10 +851,9 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!m_containment->wallpaper().isEmpty()) {
-        delete m_wallpaperInterface;
-
+    if (!m_wallpaperInterface && !m_containment->wallpaper().isEmpty()) {
         m_wallpaperInterface = new WallpaperInterface(this);
+
         m_wallpaperInterface->setZ(-1000);
         //Qml seems happier if the parent gets set in this way
         m_wallpaperInterface->setProperty("parent", QVariant::fromValue(this));
@@ -867,11 +866,9 @@
         prop.write(expr.evaluate());
 
         m_containment->setProperty("wallpaperGraphicsObject", QVariant::fromValue(m_wallpaperInterface));
-    } else {
-        if (m_wallpaperInterface) {
-            m_wallpaperInterface->deleteLater();
-            m_wallpaperInterface = nullptr;
-        }
+    } else if (m_wallpaperInterface && m_containment->wallpaper().isEmpty()) {
+        m_wallpaperInterface->deleteLater();
+        m_wallpaperInterface = nullptr;
     }
 }