diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/number_line_edit.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/number_line_edit.py
index f4c1aa95..835070f0 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/number_line_edit.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/number_line_edit.py
@@ -108,13 +108,7 @@ class NumberLineEdit(QLineEdit):
     @Slot(float)
     def update_value(self, val: float):
         if abs(val - self.saved_value) > 0.001:
-            self.blockSignals(True)
-            self.saved_value = val
-            self.setText(self.to_string(val))
-            self.blockSignals(False)
-            # programmatic rewrite is a commit: the shown value IS the applied one
-            self._applied_value = val
-            self._set_pending(False)
+            self.force_update_value(val)
 
     def force_update_value(self, val: float):
         # Always update text and saved_value