diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbstashcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/dbstashcomponent.cpp
index 7a0a334d0..46229261b 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbstashcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbstashcomponent.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmodel.h"
 #include "blackmisc/simulation/distributorlist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/verify.h"
+#include "dbstashcomponent.h"
 #include "ui_dbstashcomponent.h"
 
 #include <QCheckBox>
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             if (!ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->hasSelection()) { return; }
             CStatusMessageList msgs(livery.validate());
-            if (this->showMessages(msgs, acceptWarnings)) { return; }
+            if (this->showOverlayMessages(msgs, acceptWarnings)) { return; }
             ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->applyToSelected(livery);
         }
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             if (!ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->hasSelection()) { return; }
             CStatusMessageList msgs(icao.validate());
-            if (this->showMessages(msgs, acceptWarnings)) { return; }
+            if (this->showOverlayMessages(msgs, acceptWarnings)) { return; }
             ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->applyToSelected(icao);
         }
 
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             if (!icao.hasValidDesignator())
             {
                 static const CStatusMessage msg(CStatusMessage::SeverityError, "No valid designator");
-                this->showMessage(msg);
+                this->showOverlayMessage(msg);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             if (!stdLivery.hasValidDbKey())
             {
                 static const CStatusMessage msg(CStatusMessage::SeverityError, "No valid standard livery for " + icao.getDesignator());
-                this->showMessage(msg);
+                this->showOverlayMessage(msg);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             if (!ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->hasSelection()) { return; }
             CStatusMessageList msgs(distributor.validate());
-            if (this->showMessages(msgs, acceptWarnings)) { return; }
+            if (this->showOverlayMessages(msgs, acceptWarnings)) { return; }
             ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->applyToSelected(distributor);
         }
 
@@ -256,7 +257,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         void CDbStashComponent::ps_onPublishPressed()
         {
-            if (ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->isEmpty()) {return; }
+            if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown() || !sGui->hasWebDataServices()) { return; }
+            if (ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->isEmpty()) { return; }
 
             // get models right here, because later steps might affect selection
             const CAircraftModelList models(getSelectedOrAllModels());
@@ -273,10 +275,10 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 msgs.push_back(CStatusMessage(validationCategories(), CStatusMessage::SeverityWarning, QString("More than %1 values, values skipped").arg(MaxModelPublished)));
             }
 
-            msgs.push_back(sApp->getWebDataServices()->asyncPublishModels(validModels));
+            msgs.push_back(sGui->getWebDataServices()->asyncPublishModels(validModels));
             if (msgs.hasWarningOrErrorMessages())
             {
-                this->showMessages(msgs);
+                this->showOverlayMessages(msgs);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             {
                 if (publishedModels.isEmpty())
                 {
-                    this->showMessages(msgs);
+                    this->showOverlayMessages(msgs, false, true); // show messages, keep old messages
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                     {
                         this->unstashModels(publishedModels.getModelStringList(false));
                     };
-                    this->showMessagesWithConfirmation(msgs, confirm.arg(publishedModels.size()), lambda, QMessageBox::Ok);
+                    this->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(msgs, true, confirm.arg(publishedModels.size()), lambda, QMessageBox::Ok);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             const CStatusMessageList msgs(this->validate(validModels, invalidModels));
             if (msgs.hasWarningOrErrorMessages())
             {
-                this->showMessages(msgs);
+                this->showOverlayMessages(msgs);
                 ui->tvp_StashAircraftModels->setHighlightModelStrings(invalidModels.getModelStringList(false));
             }
             else
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 {
                     const QString no = QString::number(this->getStashedModelsCount());
                     CStatusMessage msg(validationCategories(), CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, "Validation passed for " + no + " models");
-                    this->showMessage(msg);
+                    this->showOverlayMessage(msg);
                 }
             }
             return !validModels.isEmpty(); // at least some valid objects
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                     msgs.push_back(modelMsgs);
                 }
             }
-            this->showMessages(msgs);
+            this->showOverlayMessages(msgs);
         }
 
         void CDbStashComponent::ps_copyOverValuesToSelectedModels()
@@ -512,27 +514,30 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
         }
 
-        bool CDbStashComponent::showMessages(const CStatusMessageList &msgs, bool onlyErrors, int timeoutMs)
+        bool CDbStashComponent::showOverlayMessages(const CStatusMessageList &msgs, bool onlyErrors, bool appendOldMessages, int timeoutMs)
         {
             if (msgs.isEmpty()) { return false; }
             if (!msgs.hasErrorMessages() && onlyErrors) { return false; }
             BLACK_VERIFY_X(this->getMappingComponent(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "missing mapping component");
             if (!this->getMappingComponent()) { return false; }
-            this->getMappingComponent()->showOverlayMessages(msgs, timeoutMs);
+
+            this->getMappingComponent()->showOverlayMessages(msgs, appendOldMessages, timeoutMs);
             return true;
         }
 
-        bool CDbStashComponent::showMessagesWithConfirmation(const CStatusMessageList &msgs, const QString &confirmation, std::function<void ()> okLambda, int defaultButton, bool onlyErrors, int timeoutMs)
+        bool CDbStashComponent::showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(
+            const CStatusMessageList &msgs, bool appendOldMessages,
+            const QString &confirmation, std::function<void ()> okLambda, int defaultButton, bool onlyErrors, int timeoutMs)
         {
             if (msgs.isEmpty()) { return false; }
             if (!msgs.hasErrorMessages() && onlyErrors) { return false; }
             BLACK_VERIFY_X(this->getMappingComponent(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "missing mapping component");
             if (!this->getMappingComponent()) { return false; }
-            this->getMappingComponent()->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(msgs, confirmation, okLambda, defaultButton, timeoutMs);
+            this->getMappingComponent()->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(msgs, appendOldMessages, confirmation, okLambda, defaultButton, timeoutMs);
             return true;
         }
 
-        bool CDbStashComponent::showMessage(const CStatusMessage &msg, int timeoutMs)
+        bool CDbStashComponent::showOverlayMessage(const CStatusMessage &msg, int timeoutMs)
         {
             if (msg.isEmpty()) { return false; }
             BLACK_VERIFY_X(this->getMappingComponent(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "missing mapping component");
@@ -540,5 +545,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->getMappingComponent()->showOverlayMessage(msg, timeoutMs);
             return true;
         }
+
+        void CDbStashComponent::clearOverlayMessages()
+        {
+            BLACK_VERIFY_X(this->getMappingComponent(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "missing mapping component");
+            if (!this->getMappingComponent()) { return; }
+            this->getMappingComponent()->clearOverlayMessages();
+        }
     } // ns
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbstashcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/dbstashcomponent.h
index 89144782c..4843b0de7 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbstashcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbstashcomponent.h
@@ -176,13 +176,19 @@ namespace BlackGui
             BlackMisc::CDataReadOnly<BlackCore::Data::TAuthenticatedDbUser> m_swiftDbUser {this, &CDbStashComponent::ps_userChanged}; //!< authenticated user
 
             //! Display messages
-            bool showMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &msgs, bool onlyErrors = false, int timeoutMs = -1);
+            bool showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &msgs, bool onlyErrors = false, bool appendOldMessages = false, int timeoutMs = -1);
 
             //! Display messages with confirmation
-            bool showMessagesWithConfirmation(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &msgs, const QString &confirmation, std::function<void()> okLambda, int defaultButton, bool onlyErrors = false, int timeoutMs = -1);
+            bool showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(
+                const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &msgs, bool appendOldMessages,
+                const QString &confirmation, std::function<void()> okLambda,
+                int defaultButton, bool onlyErrors = false, int timeoutMs = -1);
 
             //! Display message
-            bool showMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &msg, int timeoutMs = -1);
+            bool showOverlayMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &msg, int timeoutMs = -1);
+
+            //! Clear messages
+            void clearOverlayMessages();
 
             //! Validate
             BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList validate(BlackMisc::Simulation::CAircraftModelList &validModels, BlackMisc::Simulation::CAircraftModelList &invalidModels) const;
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbuscomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbuscomponent.cpp
index 1dcf2b68c..4c5eebfd4 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbuscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbuscomponent.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 return;
             }
             static const QString confirm("Install in '%1'?");
-            this->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(status, confirm.arg(ui->le_XSwiftBusPluginDir->text()), [ = ] { this->installXSwiftBus(); });
+            this->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(status, false, confirm.arg(ui->le_XSwiftBusPluginDir->text()), [ = ] { this->installXSwiftBus(); });
         }
 
         CRemoteFile CInstallXSwiftBusComponent::getRemoteFileSelected() const
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
index 610c3574e..858c4aa51 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         connect(ui->tb_Kill, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &COverlayMessages::ps_killClicked);
 
         ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setResizeMode(CStatusMessageView::ResizingAlways);
-        ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setForceColumnsToMaxSize(false); // problems with multinline entries, with T138 we need multiline messages
+        ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setForceColumnsToMaxSize(false); // problems with multiline entries, with T138 we need multiline messages
         ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setWordWrap(true);
         ui->tvp_StatusMessages->menuAddItems(CStatusMessageView::MenuSave);
         ui->fr_Confirmation->setVisible(false);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     COverlayMessages::~COverlayMessages()
     {}
 
-    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, int timeOutMs)
+    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, bool appendOldMessages, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (messages.isEmpty()) { return; }
         if (!sApp || sApp->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
@@ -159,10 +159,19 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return;
         }
 
-        ui->tvp_StatusMessages->updateContainerMaybeAsync(messages);
-        ui->tvp_StatusMessages->resizeRowsToContents();
+        if (appendOldMessages && !ui->tvp_StatusMessages->isEmpty())
+        {
+            CStatusMessageList messagesWithOld(messages);
+            messagesWithOld.push_back(ui->tvp_StatusMessages->container());
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->updateContainerMaybeAsync(messagesWithOld);
+            this->setModeToMessages(messagesWithOld.hasErrorMessages());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->updateContainerMaybeAsync(messages);
+            this->setModeToMessages(messages.hasErrorMessages());
+        }
         this->showKill(false);
-        this->setModeToMessages(messages.hasErrorMessages());
         this->display(timeOutMs);
     }
 
@@ -340,24 +349,29 @@ namespace BlackGui
         }
     }
 
-    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(const CStatusMessageList &messages, const QString &confirmationMessage, std::function<void ()> okLambda, int defaultButton, int timeOutMs)
+    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(const CStatusMessageList &messages, bool appendOldMessages, const QString &confirmationMessage, std::function<void ()> okLambda, int defaultButton, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (this->hasPendingConfirmation())
         {
             // defer message
             m_pendingMessageCalls.push_back([ = ]()
             {
-                this->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(messages, confirmationMessage, okLambda, defaultButton, timeOutMs);
+                this->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(messages, appendOldMessages, confirmationMessage, okLambda, defaultButton, timeOutMs);
             });
             return;
         }
         this->setConfirmationMessage(confirmationMessage);
-        this->showOverlayMessages(messages, timeOutMs);
+        this->showOverlayMessages(messages, appendOldMessages, timeOutMs);
         m_awaitingConfirmation = true; // needs to be after showOverlayMessages
         m_okLambda = okLambda;
         this->setDefaultConfirmationButton(defaultButton);
     }
 
+    void COverlayMessages::clearOverlayMessages()
+    {
+        ui->tvp_StatusMessages->clear();
+    }
+
     void COverlayMessages::setDefaultConfirmationButton(int button)
     {
         switch (button)
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
index b132ccbdd..507881776 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
@@ -76,14 +76,18 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         //! Show multiple messages with confirmation bar
         void showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(
-                const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages,
-                const QString &confirmationMessage,
-                std::function<void()> okLambda,
-                int defaultButton = QMessageBox::Cancel,
-                int timeOutMs = -1);
+            const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages,
+            bool appendOldMessages,
+            const QString &confirmationMessage,
+            std::function<void()> okLambda,
+            int defaultButton = QMessageBox::Cancel,
+            int timeOutMs = -1);
+
+        //! Clear the overlay messages
+        void clearOverlayMessages();
 
         //! Show multiple messages
-        void showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, int timeOutMs = -1);
+        void showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, bool appendOldMessages = false, int timeOutMs = -1);
 
         //! Show single message
         void showOverlayMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs = -1);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.cpp b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.cpp
index 24e64746f..28d5015cb 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.cpp
@@ -46,14 +46,19 @@ namespace BlackGui
         }
     }
 
-    void COverlayMessagesFrame::showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, const QString &confirmationMessage, std::function<void ()> okLambda, int defaultButton, int timeOutMs)
+    void COverlayMessagesFrame::showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, bool appendOldMessages, const QString &confirmationMessage, std::function<void ()> okLambda, int defaultButton, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (messages.isEmpty()) { return; }
         this->initInnerFrame();
-        this->m_overlayMessages->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(messages, confirmationMessage, okLambda, defaultButton, timeOutMs);
+        this->m_overlayMessages->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(messages, appendOldMessages, confirmationMessage, okLambda, defaultButton, timeOutMs);
         this->repaint();
     }
 
+    void COverlayMessagesFrame::clearOverlayMessages()
+    {
+        m_overlayMessages->clearOverlayMessages();
+    }
+
     void COverlayMessagesFrame::showOverlayMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (message.isEmpty()) { return; }
@@ -62,11 +67,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
         this->repaint();
     }
 
-    void COverlayMessagesFrame::showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, int timeOutMs)
+    void COverlayMessagesFrame::showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, bool appendOldMessages, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (messages.isEmpty()) { return; }
         this->initInnerFrame();
-        this->m_overlayMessages->showOverlayMessages(messages, timeOutMs);
+        this->m_overlayMessages->showOverlayMessages(messages, appendOldMessages, timeOutMs);
         this->repaint();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
index d7e62b85f..a80b58544 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
@@ -62,15 +62,19 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! \copydoc COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation
         void showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(
             const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages,
+            bool                                appendOldMessages,
             const QString                       &confirmationMessage,
             std::function<void()>               okLambda,
             int                                 defaultButton = QMessageBox::Cancel,
             int                                 timeOutMs = -1
         );
 
+        //! Clear the overlay messages
+        void clearOverlayMessages();
+
     public slots:
         //! \copydoc COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessages
-        void showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, int timeOutMs = -1);
+        void showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, bool appendOldMessages = false, int timeOutMs = -1);
 
         //! \copydoc COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessage
         void showOverlayMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, int timeOutMs = -1);
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
index b751d70ac..ad3ac5fdd 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ void SwiftGuiStd::ps_sharedInfoObjectsLoaded()
         {
             sGui->getWebDataServices()->triggerLoadingDirectlyFromSharedFiles(newEntities, false);
         };
-        ui->fr_CentralFrameInside->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(sms, "Load data?", lambda);
+        ui->fr_CentralFrameInside->showOverlayMessagesWithConfirmation(sms, false, "Load data?", lambda);
     });
 }