diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
index 86aaf0db3b..26794ecd78 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
@@ -4039,8 +4039,7 @@ class ExcludeFromDrawing(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
                 if element:
                     tool.Drawing.exclude_element_from_drawing(element, drawing)
         core.sync_references(tool.Ifc, tool.Collector, tool.Drawing, drawing=drawing)
-        bpy.ops.bim.enable_editing_element_filter(filter_mode="EXCLUDE")
-        bpy.ops.bim.edit_element_filter(filter_mode="EXCLUDE")
+        bpy.ops.bim.activate_drawing(drawing=drawing.id(), should_view_from_camera=False)
 
 
 class ActivateDrawingByAnnotation(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
index 75289671b4..a3c72f3757 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class Drawing(bonsai.core.tool.Drawing):
             pset = ifcopenshell.api.pset.add_pset(ifc_file, product=drawing, name="EPset_Drawing")
         exclude = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_property_definition(pset, prop="Exclude") or ""
         if exclude:
-            exclude += "+"
+            exclude += " + "
         exclude += element.GlobalId
         ifcopenshell.api.pset.edit_pset(tool.Ifc.get(), pset=pset, properties={"Exclude": exclude})