diff --git a/ugui.c b/ugui.c
index f30d572..bb4346f 100644
--- a/ugui.c
+++ b/ugui.c
@@ -283,8 +283,6 @@ static ug_container_t *get_container(ug_ctx_t *ctx, ug_id_t id)
 	// if the container was not already there allocate a new one
 	if (!c) {
 		GET_FROM_STACK(ctx->cnt_stack, c);
-		// the stack is not sorted
-		ctx->cnt_stack.sorted = 0;
 	}
 
 	return c;
@@ -295,9 +293,6 @@ static ug_container_t *get_container(ug_ctx_t *ctx, ug_id_t id)
 // the active floating conatiner i son top of everything
 static void sort_containers(ug_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
-	if (ctx->cnt_stack.sorted)
-		return;
-
 	int tot = ctx->cnt_stack.idx;
 	if (!tot)
 		return;
@@ -321,7 +316,6 @@ static void sort_containers(ug_ctx_t *ctx)
 			s[y-1] = c;
 		}
 	}
-	ctx->cnt_stack.sorted = 1;
 }
 
 // update the container dimensions and position according to the context information,
@@ -783,7 +777,6 @@ int ug_frame_end(ug_ctx_t *ctx)
 	TEST_CTX(ctx);
 
 	// before drawing floating contaners need to be drawn on top of the others
-	printf("sorted %d\n", ctx->cnt_stack.sorted);
 	sort_containers(ctx);
 	for (int i = 0; i < ctx->cnt_stack.idx; i++)
 		draw_container(ctx, &ctx->cnt_stack.items[i]);
diff --git a/ugui.h b/ugui.h
index 540ba89..c0b2eed 100644
--- a/ugui.h
+++ b/ugui.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _UG_HEADER
 #define _UG_HEADER
 
-#define UG_STACK(T)    struct { T *items; int idx, size, sorted }
+#define UG_STACK(T)    struct { T *items; int idx, size, sorted; }
 #define BIT(n)         (1 << n)
 #define RGBA_FORMAT(x) { .a=x&0xff, .b=(x>>8)&0xff, .g=(x>>16)&0xff, .r=(x>>24)&0xff }
 #define RGB_FORMAT(x)  { .a=0xff, .b=x&0xff, .g=(x>>8)&0xff, .r=(x>>16)&0xff }