diff --git a/examples/demo/kivycatalog/main.py b/examples/demo/kivycatalog/main.py
index e6e180f21..1269ec475 100755
--- a/examples/demo/kivycatalog/main.py
+++ b/examples/demo/kivycatalog/main.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class Container(BoxLayout):
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super(Container, self).__init__(**kwargs)
-        parser = Parser(content=open(self.kv_file).read())
+        self.previous_text = open(self.kv_file).read()
+        parser = Parser(content=self.previous_text)
         widget = Factory.get(parser.root.name)()
         Builder._apply_rule(widget, parser.root, parser.root)
         self.add_widget(widget)
@@ -112,15 +113,18 @@ class Catalog(BoxLayout):
         child = self.screen_manager.current_screen.children[0]
         with open(child.kv_file, 'rb') as file:
             self.language_box.text = file.read().decode('utf8')
+        Clock.unschedule(self.change_kv)
+        self.change_kv()
         # reset undo/redo history
         self.language_box.reset_undo()
 
     def schedule_reload(self):
         if self.auto_reload:
             txt = self.language_box.text
-            if txt == self._previously_parsed_text:
+            child = self.screen_manager.current_screen.children[0]
+            if txt == child.previous_text:
                 return
-            self._previously_parsed_text = txt
+            child.previous_text = txt
             Clock.unschedule(self.change_kv)
             Clock.schedule_once(self.change_kv, 2)