diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
index 1facae787..88bab3fa8 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
@@ -756,9 +756,12 @@ void qDetectorMain::EnableTabs(){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "Entering EnableTabs function" << endl;
 #endif
+
+
 	bool enable;
 	enable=!(tabs->isTabEnabled(DataOutput));
 
+
 	// or use the Enable/Disable button
 	// normal tabs
 	tabs->setTabEnabled(DataOutput,enable);
@@ -790,6 +793,9 @@ void qDetectorMain::EnableTabs(){
 
 	//moved to here, so that its all in order, instead of signals and different threads
 	if(!enable) {
+		myDet->setOnline(slsDetectorDefs::ONLINE_FLAG);
+		myDet->setReceiverOnline(slsDetectorDefs::ONLINE_FLAG);
+		qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet,"qDetectorMain::EnableTabs");
 		//refresh all the required tabs
 		tab_actions->Refresh();// angular, positions,
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
index cd1893eb8..579f38c76 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ void qTabMeasurement::SetCurrentMeasurement(int val){
 void qTabMeasurement::UpdateProgress(){
 	progressBar->setValue((int)myPlot->GetProgress());
 	lblProgressIndex->setText(QString::number(myPlot->GetFrameIndex()));
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet,"qTabMeasurement::UpdateProgress");
 }