diff --git a/editor/plugins/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp
index c68023ee9b0..ab3936407b6 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ void EditorAssetLibrary::_bind_methods() {
 
 EditorAssetLibrary::EditorAssetLibrary(bool p_templates_only) {
 
+	requesting = REQUESTING_NONE;
 	templates_only = p_templates_only;
 
 	VBoxContainer *library_main = memnew(VBoxContainer);