diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/PeoplePage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/PeoplePage.cpp
index 8f95b2b2f..ae19b6259 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/PeoplePage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/PeoplePage.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  ****************************************************************/
 
 #include "PeoplePage.h"
+#include "util/misc.h"
 #include "rsharesettings.h"
 #include "retroshare/rsreputations.h"
 #include "retroshare/rsidentity.h"
@@ -56,9 +57,9 @@ void PeoplePage::load()
     uint32_t threshold_for_positive = rsReputations->thresholdForRemotelyPositiveReputation();
     uint32_t threshold_for_negative = rsReputations->thresholdForRemotelyNegativeReputation();
 
-    ui.autoPositiveOpinion_CB->setChecked(auto_positive_contacts);
-    ui.thresholdForPositive_SB->setValue(threshold_for_positive);
-    ui.thresholdForNegative_SB->setValue(threshold_for_negative);
-    ui.deleteBannedIdentitiesAfter_SB->setValue(rsIdentity->deleteBannedNodesThreshold());
-    ui.preventReloadingBannedIdentitiesFor_SB->setValue(rsReputations->rememberDeletedNodesThreshold());
+    whileBlocking(ui.autoPositiveOpinion_CB)->setChecked(auto_positive_contacts);
+    whileBlocking(ui.thresholdForPositive_SB)->setValue(threshold_for_positive);
+    whileBlocking(ui.thresholdForNegative_SB)->setValue(threshold_for_negative);
+    whileBlocking(ui.deleteBannedIdentitiesAfter_SB)->setValue(rsIdentity->deleteBannedNodesThreshold());
+    whileBlocking(ui.preventReloadingBannedIdentitiesFor_SB)->setValue(rsReputations->rememberDeletedNodesThreshold());
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/WebuiPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/WebuiPage.cpp
index 4afad5968..d7e35c381 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/WebuiPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/WebuiPage.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QUrl>
 
+#include "util/misc.h"
 #include "api/ApiServer.h"
 #include "api/ApiServerMHD.h"
 #include "api/ApiServerLocal.h"
@@ -63,10 +64,10 @@ bool WebuiPage::updateParams(QString &errmsg)
 void WebuiPage::load()
 {
     std::cerr << "WebuiPage::load()" << std::endl;
-    ui.enableWebUI_CB->setChecked(Settings->getWebinterfaceEnabled());
+    whileBlocking(ui.enableWebUI_CB)->setChecked(Settings->getWebinterfaceEnabled());
     onEnableCBClicked(Settings->getWebinterfaceEnabled());
-    ui.port_SB->setValue(Settings->getWebinterfacePort());
-    ui.allIp_CB->setChecked(Settings->getWebinterfaceAllowAllIps());
+    whileBlocking(ui.port_SB)->setValue(Settings->getWebinterfacePort());
+    whileBlocking(ui.allIp_CB)->setChecked(Settings->getWebinterfaceAllowAllIps());
 }
 
 QString WebuiPage::helpText() const