diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_manager/components/available_device_resources/available_device_group.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_manager/components/available_device_resources/available_device_group.py
index 057509d5..2fb2d360 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_manager/components/available_device_resources/available_device_group.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_manager/components/available_device_resources/available_device_group.py
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ class AvailableDeviceGroup(ExpandableGroupFrame, Ui_AvailableDeviceGroup):
         self.setMinimumSize(self.device_list.sizeHint())
         self._update_num_included()
 
-        self.add_to_composition_button.clicked.connect(self.test)
-
     def _add_item(self, device: HashableDevice):
         item = QListWidgetItem(self.device_list)
         device_dump = device.model_dump(exclude_defaults=True)
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_manager/components/available_device_resources/available_device_resources.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_manager/components/available_device_resources/available_device_resources.py
index 0fd7505d..d98d9e5a 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_manager/components/available_device_resources/available_device_resources.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_manager/components/available_device_resources/available_device_resources.py
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class AvailableDeviceResources(BECWidget, QWidget, Ui_availableDeviceResources):
         for list_item, device_group_widget in self.device_groups_list.item_widget_pairs():
             list_item.setSizeHint(device_group_widget.sizeHint())
 
+    @SafeSlot(dict)
+    def update_devices_state_name_outside(self, configs: dict):
+        self.update_devices_state([{"name": k, **v} for k, v in configs.items()])
+
     @SafeSlot(list)
     def update_devices_state(self, config_list: list[dict[str, Any]]):
         self.set_devices_state(yield_only_passing(HashableDevice.model_validate, config_list), True)