diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
index cd21e9b6..f3268c71 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QTimer, Signal, Slot
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QTreeWidget, QTreeWidgetItem
 
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ from bec_widgets.widgets.services.bec_status_box.status_item import StatusItem
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from bec_lib.client import BECClient
-
-# TODO : Put normal imports back when Pydantic gets faster
-BECStatus = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("BECStatus",))
+    from bec_lib.messages import BECStatus, ServiceMetricMessage, StatusMessage
+else:
+    # TODO : Put normal imports back when Pydantic gets faster
+    BECStatus = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("BECStatus",))
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -200,7 +202,11 @@ class BECStatusBox(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):
         self.status_container[service_name].update({"info": service_info_item})
 
     @Slot(dict, dict)
-    def update_service_status(self, services_info: dict, services_metric: dict) -> None:
+    def update_service_status(
+        self,
+        services_info: dict[str, StatusMessage],
+        services_metric: dict[str, ServiceMetricMessage],
+    ) -> None:
         """Callback function services_metric from BECServiceStatusMixin.
         It updates the status of all services.
 
@@ -209,6 +215,9 @@ class BECStatusBox(BECWidget, CompactPopupWidget):
             services_metric (dict): A dictionary containing the service metrics for all running BEC services.
         """
         checked = [self.box_name]
+        # FIXME: We simply replace the pydantic message with dict for now until we refactor the widget
+        for val in services_info.values():
+            val.info = val.info.model_dump() if isinstance(val.info, BaseModel) else val.info
         services_info = self.update_core_services(services_info, services_metric)
         checked.extend(self.CORE_SERVICES)
 
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/status_item.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/status_item.py
index 2858683a..b6192535 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/status_item.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_status_box/status_item.py
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ class StatusItem(QWidget):
         metrics_text = (
             f"<b>SERVICE:</b> {self.config.service_name}<br><b>STATUS:</b> {self.config.status}<br>"
         )
-        metrics_text += f"<b>BEC_LIB VERSION:</b> {self.config.info['version']}<br>"
+        if "version" in self.config.info:
+            metrics_text += f"<b>BEC_LIB VERSION:</b> {self.config.info['version']}<br>"
+        if "versions" in self.config.info:
+            for component, version in self.config.info["versions"].items():
+                metrics_text += f"<b>{component.upper()} VERSION:</b> {version}<br>"
         if self.config.metrics:
             for key, value in self.config.metrics.items():
                 if key == "create_time":
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_status_box.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_status_box.py
index 363602df..974fab85 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_status_box.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_bec_status_box.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
-from bec_lib.messages import BECStatus, ServiceMetricMessage, StatusMessage
+from bec_lib.messages import BECStatus, ServiceInfo, ServiceMetricMessage, StatusMessage
 
 from bec_widgets.widgets.services.bec_status_box.bec_status_box import (
     BECServiceInfoContainer,
@@ -75,13 +75,17 @@ def test_update_service_status(status_box):
     """Also checks check redundant tree items"""
     name = "test_service"
     status = BECStatus.IDLE
-    info = {"test": "test"}
+    info = StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=ServiceInfo(user="test", hostname="host"))
     metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
     status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, {})
     not_connected_name = "invalid_service"
     status_box.add_tree_item(not_connected_name, status, info, metrics)
 
-    services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
+    services_status = {
+        name: StatusMessage(
+            name=name, status=status, info=ServiceInfo(user="test", hostname="host")
+        )
+    }
     services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
 
     with mock.patch.object(status_box, "update_core_services", return_value=services_status):
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ def test_update_core_services(status_box):
     status_box.CORE_SERVICES = ["test_service"]
     name = "test_service"
     status = BECStatus.RUNNING
-    info = {"test": "test"}
+    info = ServiceInfo(user="test", hostname="host")
     metrics = {"metric": "test_metric"}
     services_status = {name: StatusMessage(name=name, status=status, info=info)}
     services_metrics = {name: ServiceMetricMessage(name=name, metrics=metrics)}
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ def test_update_core_services(status_box):
 def test_double_click_item(status_box):
     name = "test_service"
     status = BECStatus.IDLE
-    info = {"test": "test"}
+    info = ServiceInfo(user="test", hostname="host")
     metrics = {"MyData": "This should be shown nicely"}
     status_box.add_tree_item(name, status, info, metrics)
     container = status_box.status_container[name]