diff --git a/src/blackcore/db/databaseutils.cpp b/src/blackcore/db/databaseutils.cpp
index 178e8746b..5e4ba1d3c 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/db/databaseutils.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/db/databaseutils.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ namespace BlackCore
         }
 
         int CDatabaseUtils::consolidateModelsWithDbData(CAircraftModelList &models, bool force)
+        {
+            return CDatabaseUtils::consolidateModelsWithDbDataAllowsGuiRefresh(models, force, false);
+        }
+
+        int CDatabaseUtils::consolidateModelsWithDbDataAllowsGuiRefresh(CAircraftModelList &models, bool force, bool processEvents)
         {
             QTime timer;
             timer.start();
@@ -83,10 +88,17 @@ namespace BlackCore
             if (models.isEmpty()) { return c; }
             for (CAircraftModel &model : models)
             {
-                if (!force && model.hasValidDbKey()) { continue; }
+                if (!force && model.isLoadedFromDb()) { continue; }
                 bool modified = false;
                 model = CDatabaseUtils::consolidateModelWithDbData(model, force, &modified);
-                if (modified || model.hasValidDbKey()) { c++; }
+                if (modified || model.hasValidDbKey())
+                {
+                    c++;
+                    if (processEvents && c % 125 == 0)
+                    {
+                        sApp->processEventsFor(25);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             CLogMessage().debug() << "Consolidated " << models.size() << " in " << timer.elapsed() << "ms";
             return c;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/db/databaseutils.h b/src/blackcore/db/databaseutils.h
index 580a292fc..2cf465487 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/db/databaseutils.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/db/databaseutils.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
             //! Consolidate models with DB data
             static int consolidateModelsWithDbData(BlackMisc::Simulation::CAircraftModelList &models, bool force);
 
+            //! Consolidate models with DB data
+            static int consolidateModelsWithDbDataAllowsGuiRefresh(BlackMisc::Simulation::CAircraftModelList &models, bool force, bool processEvents);
+
             //! Consolidate models with DB data (simpler/faster version of CAircraftModel::consolidateModelWithDbData)
             static int consolidateModelsWithDbModelAndDistributor(BlackMisc::Simulation::CAircraftModelList &models, bool force);
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.cpp b/src/blackgui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.cpp
index 60a3f7369..9fd9c151b 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/menus/aircraftmodelmenus.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             const int modelSize = models.size();
             const bool filtered = unfilteredSize > modelSize;
 
-            int c = CDatabaseUtils::consolidateModelsWithDbData(models, true);
+            int c = CDatabaseUtils::consolidateModelsWithDbDataAllowsGuiRefresh(models, true, true);
             if (c > 0 && this->modelsTargetSetable() && this->modelsTargetUpdatable())
             {
                 if (filtered)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 CLogMessage().warning("No updatable target");
                 return;
             }
-            int c = CDatabaseUtils::consolidateModelsWithDbData(models, true);
+            int c = CDatabaseUtils::consolidateModelsWithDbDataAllowsGuiRefresh(models, true, true);
             if (c > 0 && this->modelsTargetUpdatable())
             {
                 this->modelsTargetUpdatable()->updateModels(models);