diff --git a/builtin/game/statbars.lua b/builtin/game/statbars.lua
index 6aa106140..54c05dd6c 100644
--- a/builtin/game/statbars.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/statbars.lua
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ function core.hud_replace_builtin(name, definition)
 	return false
 end
 
-core.register_on_joinplayer(initialize_builtin_statbars)
+-- Append "update_builtin_statbars" as late as possible
+-- This ensures that the HUD is hidden when the flags are updated in this callback
+core.after(0, function()
+	core.register_on_joinplayer(initialize_builtin_statbars)
+end)
 core.register_on_leaveplayer(cleanup_builtin_statbars)
 core.register_playerevent(player_event_handler)