diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/number_line_edit.py b/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/number_line_edit.py
index a715170c..611e8f46 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/number_line_edit.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/widgets/number_line_edit.py
@@ -157,14 +157,22 @@ class CheckedLineEdit(QWidget):
     def set_busy(self, busy: bool):
         # if an external wants to change the busy state.
         #update self._busy and change editor read only state. After enable/disable check_box and set colour
+        self.blockSignals(True)
         self._busy = busy
         self.setReadOnly()
+        self.check_box.blockSignals(True)
+
         if self._busy:
             self.check_box.setEnabled(False)
             self.check_box.setStyleSheet("background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);")
+            if self._checked:
+                self.editor.force_update_value(self._internal_value)
+
         else:
             self.check_box.setEnabled(True)
-            self.check_box.setStyleSheet("background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);")
+            self.check_box.setStyleSheet("background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);")
+        self.check_box.blockSignals(False)
+        self.blockSignals(False)
 
     def update_value(self, value):
         #wrapper for NumberLineEdit.update_value
@@ -205,6 +213,7 @@ class CheckedLineEdit(QWidget):
         if not self._busy and self._checked: # Only set editor to writeable if busy is False and the checkbox is checked,
             should_be_ro = False
             self.editor.setReadOnly(False)
+
         #state_changed = self.editor.isReadOnly() != should_be_ro
         self.editor.setReadOnly(should_be_ro)
         self.readOnlyChanged.emit(should_be_ro)