diff --git a/share/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/js/main.js b/share/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/js/main.js
index 7c7601a19b..8427e89aba 100644
--- a/share/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/js/main.js
+++ b/share/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/js/main.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import { createRootContainer, Container, Dialog, Label, Button, DiscreteKnob,
 
         const pan = new PanKnob();
         pan.appendTo(container);
+
         if (!strip.isVca) {
             pan.bindTo(strip, 'pan');
         }
diff --git a/share/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/js/tkwidget.js b/share/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/js/tkwidget.js
index 288d5c4fa4..1769d677b2 100644
--- a/share/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/js/tkwidget.js
+++ b/share/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/js/tkwidget.js
@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@
 import loadToolkit from './tkloader.js';
 import { BaseWidget, BaseContainer, BaseDialog, BaseControl } from './widget.js';
 
-let _tkRoot = null;
-
 export async function createRootContainer () {
     await loadToolkit();
-    _tkRoot = new TK.Root({id: 'root'});
     const root = new Container();
-    root.tk = _tkRoot;
+    root.tk = new TK.Root({id: 'root'});
     document.body.appendChild(root.element);
     return root;
 }