diff --git a/gui/wxpython/datacatalog/tree.py b/gui/wxpython/datacatalog/tree.py
index 76aee7e5eff..e6dc218fc70 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/datacatalog/tree.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/datacatalog/tree.py
@@ -1480,15 +1480,19 @@ def InsertMapset(self, name, location_node):
         return mapset_node
 
     def InsertLocation(self, name, grassdb_node):
-        """Insert new location into model and refresh tree"""
-        location_node = self._model.AppendNode(
-            parent=grassdb_node, data={"type": "location", "name": name}
-        )
-        # reload new location since it has a mapset
-        self._reloadLocationNode(location_node)
-        self._model.SortChildren(grassdb_node)
-        self.RefreshNode(grassdb_node, recursive=True)
-        return location_node
+        """
+        Insert new location into model and refresh tree.
+        Check if not already added.
+        """
+        if not self.GetDbNode(grassdb=grassdb_node, location=name):
+            location_node = self._model.AppendNode(
+                parent=grassdb_node, data={"type": "location", "name": name}
+            )
+            # reload new location since it has a mapset
+            self._reloadLocationNode(location_node)
+            self._model.SortChildren(grassdb_node)
+            self.RefreshNode(grassdb_node, recursive=True)
+            return location_node
 
     def InsertGrassDb(self, name):
         """
@@ -1796,8 +1800,6 @@ def _updateAfterGrassdbChanged(
                 node = self.GetDbNode(grassdb=grassdb)
                 if not node:
                     node = self.InsertGrassDb(name=grassdb)
-                if node:
-                    self.InsertLocation(location, node)
             elif action == "delete":
                 node = self.GetDbNode(grassdb=grassdb)
                 if node: