diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Tool Buttons/clear_button.gd b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Tool Buttons/clear_button.gd
index 514f1cb..7ab28e2 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/Tool Buttons/clear_button.gd	
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/Tool Buttons/clear_button.gd	
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ func on_pressed() -> void:
 		for y in range(-7, 8):
 			var cell_coord = Vector2i(x, y)
 			grid.set_cell(cell_coord, 1, Vector2i(0, 0), 0)
+
+	get_node("../../.").encode_grid_to_neighborhood_bytes()