diff --git a/javascript/distributed.js b/javascript/distributed.js
index ba54cae..b4f110c 100644
--- a/javascript/distributed.js
+++ b/javascript/distributed.js
@@ -3,21 +3,15 @@ function confirm_restart_workers(_) {
     return confirm('Restart remote workers?')
 }
 
-// live updates
+// live updates for extension status tab
 function update() {
     try {
-        let currentTab = get_uiCurrentTabContent()
-        let buttons = document.querySelectorAll('#distributed-refresh-status')
-        for(let i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
-            if(currentTab.contains(buttons[i])) {
-                buttons[i].click()
-                break
-            }
-        }
+        get_uiCurrentTabContent().querySelectorAll('#distributed-refresh-status')[0].click()
     } catch (e) {
         if (!(e instanceof TypeError)) {
             throw e
         }
+        console.log('distributed ext: sdwui page not yet loaded... waiting')
     }
 }
 setInterval(update, 1500)
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diff --git a/scripts/spartan/ui.py b/scripts/spartan/ui.py
index f8bc6de..a0f5430 100644
--- a/scripts/spartan/ui.py
+++ b/scripts/spartan/ui.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class UI:
                     )
 
                     refresh_status_btn = gradio.Button(value='Refresh 🔄', size='sm', elem_id='distributed-refresh-status', visible=False)
-                    refresh_status_btn.click(self.status_btn, inputs=[], outputs=[jobs, status, logs], show_progress=False)
+                    refresh_status_btn.click(self.status_btn, inputs=[], outputs=[jobs, status, logs], show_progress='hidden', queue=False)
 
                     status_tab.select(fn=self.status_btn, inputs=[], outputs=[jobs, status, logs])
                     components += [status, jobs, logs, refresh_status_btn]