diff --git a/scripts/spartan/ui.py b/scripts/spartan/ui.py
index cd0b87a..5aac350 100644
--- a/scripts/spartan/ui.py
+++ b/scripts/spartan/ui.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from modules.shared import opts
 from modules.shared import state as webui_state
 from .shared import logger, LOG_LEVEL, gui_handler
 from .worker import State
+from modules.call_queue import queue_lock
+from modules import progress
 
 worker_select_dropdown = None
 
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ class UI:
         """debug utility that will clear the internal webui queue. sometimes good for jams"""
         logger.debug(webui_state.__dict__)
         webui_state.end()
+        progress.pending_tasks.clear()
+        progress.current_task = None
+        if queue_lock._lock.locked():
+            queue_lock.release()
 
     def status_btn(self):
         """updates a simplified overview of registered workers and their jobs"""
diff --git a/scripts/spartan/world.py b/scripts/spartan/world.py
index 4ab5c24..0e3df16 100644
--- a/scripts/spartan/world.py
+++ b/scripts/spartan/world.py
@@ -181,26 +181,14 @@ class World:
             Thread(target=worker.refresh_checkpoints, args=()).start()
 
     def sample_master(self) -> float:
-        # progress.finish_task(progress.current_task)
-        if queue_lock._lock.locked():
-            queue_lock.release()
-
-        master_bench_payload = StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img()
+        p = StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img()
         d = sh.benchmark_payload.dict()
         for key in d:
-            setattr(master_bench_payload, key, d[key])
+            setattr(p, key, d[key])
+        p.do_not_save_samples = True
 
-        # Keeps from trying to save the images when we don't know the path. Also, there's not really any reason to.
-        master_bench_payload.do_not_save_samples = True
-        shared.state.end()
-        wrapped = wrap_queued_call(process_images)
         start = time.time()
-        wrapped(master_bench_payload)
-        # seems counter-intuitive but the lock will later be released again once the original task is ended by wui
-        # only doing things this way so that we can bench and then have an original user request immediately resume
-        if progress.current_task is not None:  # could be no task, ie. running bench from utils tab
-            queue_lock.acquire()
-
+        process_images(p)
         return time.time() - start
 
     def benchmark(self, rebenchmark: bool = False):
@@ -208,6 +196,7 @@ class World:
         Attempts to benchmark all workers a part of the world.
         """
 
+        local_task_id = 'task(distributed_bench)'
         unbenched_workers = []
         if rebenchmark:
             for worker in self._workers:
@@ -246,26 +235,42 @@ class World:
             futures.clear()
 
             # benchmark those that haven't been
-            for worker in unbenched_workers:
-                if worker.state in (State.DISABLED, State.UNAVAILABLE):
-                    logger.debug(f"worker '{worker.label}' is {worker.state}, refusing to benchmark")
-                    continue
+            if len(unbenched_workers) > 0:
+                queue_lock.acquire()
+                gradio.Info("Distributed: benchmarking in progress, please wait")
+                for worker in unbenched_workers:
+                    if worker.state in (State.DISABLED, State.UNAVAILABLE):
+                        logger.debug(f"worker '{worker.label}' is {worker.state.name}, refusing to benchmark")
+                        continue
 
-                if worker.model_override is not None:
-                    logger.warning(f"model override is enabled for worker '{worker.label}' which may result in poor optimization\n"
-                                   f"*all workers should be evaluated against the same model")
+                    if worker.model_override is not None:
+                        logger.warning(f"model override is enabled for worker '{worker.label}' which may result in poor optimization\n"
+                                       f"*all workers should be evaluated against the same model")
 
-                chosen = worker.benchmark if not worker.master else worker.benchmark(sample_function=self.sample_master)
-                futures.append(executor.submit(chosen, worker))
-                logger.info(f"benchmarking worker '{worker.label}'")
+                    if worker.master:
+                        if progress.current_task is None:
+                            progress.add_task_to_queue(local_task_id)
+                            progress.start_task(local_task_id)
+                            shared.state.begin(job=local_task_id)
+                            shared.state.job_count = sh.warmup_samples + sh.samples
 
-            # wait for all benchmarks to finish and update stats on newly benchmarked workers
-            concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
-            logger.info("benchmarking finished")
+                    chosen = worker.benchmark if not worker.master else worker.benchmark(sample_function=self.sample_master)
+                    futures.append(executor.submit(chosen, worker))
+                    logger.info(f"benchmarking worker '{worker.label}'")
 
-            # save benchmark results to workers.json
-            self.save_config()
-            logger.info(self.speed_summary())
+            if len(futures) > 0:
+                # wait for all benchmarks to finish and update stats on newly benchmarked workers
+                concurrent.futures.wait(futures)
+
+                if progress.current_task == local_task_id:
+                    shared.state.end()
+                    progress.finish_task(local_task_id)
+                    queue_lock.release()
+
+                logger.info("benchmarking finished")
+                logger.info(self.speed_summary())
+                gradio.Info("Distributed: benchmarking complete!")
+                self.save_config()
 
     def get_current_output_size(self) -> int:
         """