# Effects of using empty!(scene) in Makie.jl
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/effects-of-using-empty-scene-in-makie-jl/116570
**Category:** Visualization
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [July 3, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/effects-of-using-empty-scene-in-makie-jl/116570 "2024-07-03T08:12:19Z")
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Wack](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jeff_Wack)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/effects-of-using-empty-scene-in-makie-jl/116570/1 "2024-07-03T08:12:19Z")
The following script throws an error:
> using CairoMakie
> s = Scene()
> scatter!(s,[0,0,1/2,1/2],[0,1/2,0,1/2])
> display(s)
> empty!(s)
> scatter!(s,[0,0,-1/2,-1/2],[0,-1/2,0,-1/2])
> display(s)
> KeyError: key :markercolor not found
Is this behavior a bug or not? The first call to scatter!() works as intended, and the scene is displayed. The second call to scatter!() throws the error. What is going on here?
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### Author:  [@jules](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jules)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/effects-of-using-empty-scene-in-makie-jl/116570/2 "2024-07-03T10:00:51Z")
That seems to be a bug, probably the theme gets cleared out and some plot init code assumes it’s still there. Could you open an issue to track this?
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Wack](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jeff_Wack)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/effects-of-using-empty-scene-in-makie-jl/116570/3 "2024-07-03T17:03:59Z")
I updated Makie and CairoMakie and the error is gone, I can empty and refill a scene as expected.