diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
index 81580b417..c34ebb757 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ void ServerPage::toggleTurtleRouting(bool b)
 /** Loads the settings for this page */
 void ServerPage::updateStatus()
 {
+	if(RsAutoUpdatePage::eventsLocked())
+		return ;
+
 	if(!isVisible())
 		return ;