diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbautostashingcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/dbautostashingcomponent.cpp
index efc2673f1..c612bb5f5 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbautostashingcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbautostashingcomponent.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 if (c % 25 == 0)
                 {
                     Q_ASSERT_X(c <= all, Q_FUNC_INFO, "illegal numbers");
-                    QCoreApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents, 100);
+                    sGui->processEventsToRefreshGui();
 
                     int percent = c * 100 / all;
                     if (max < all)
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
 
             this->updateGuiValues(100);
-            QCoreApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents, 100);
+            sGui->processEventsToRefreshGui();
 
             const CStatusMessage stashedMsg(categgories(), CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, QString("Ready to auto stashed %1 models").arg(autoStashed.size()));
             this->addStatusMessage(stashedMsg);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
index a9d837c89..c9924fdab 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
         }
     }
 
+    void CGuiApplication::processEventsToRefreshGui() const
+    {
+        QCoreApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents, 100);
+    }
+
     QWidget *CGuiApplication::mainApplicationWindow()
     {
         return CGuiUtility::mainApplicationWindow();
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
index 592a01af9..f876ef66e 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Window mode (window flags)
         CEnableForFramelessWindow::WindowMode getWindowMode() const;
 
+        //! Allow the GUI to refresh by processing events
+        void processEventsToRefreshGui() const;
+
         //! Init the main application window based on information in this application
         void initMainApplicationWindow(QWidget *mainWindow) const;
 
diff --git a/src/swiftcore/swiftcore.cpp b/src/swiftcore/swiftcore.cpp
index 4e17c2ddd..e96336333 100644
--- a/src/swiftcore/swiftcore.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftcore/swiftcore.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void CSwiftCore::startCore(const QString &dBusAdress)
     ui->pb_StartCore->setEnabled(false);
     ui->pb_StopCore->setEnabled(true);
     ui->gb_DBusMode->setDisabled(true);
-    QCoreApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents, 100);
+    sGui->processEventsToRefreshGui();
 
     // context
     connect(ui->le_CommandLineInput, &CCommandInput::commandEntered, sGui->getCoreFacade(), &CCoreFacade::parseCommandLine);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void CSwiftCore::stopCore()
     ui->pb_StartCore->setEnabled(true);
     ui->pb_StopCore->setEnabled(false);
     ui->gb_DBusMode->setDisabled(false);
-    QCoreApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents, 100);
+    sGui->processEventsToRefreshGui();
 
     sGui->exit();
 }
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
index de242f508..1904152ed 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/swiftguistd.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void SwiftGuiStd::performGracefulShutdown()
     this->ui->comp_MainInfoArea->dockAllWidgets();
 
     // allow some other parts to react
-    QApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents, 100);
+    sGui->processEventsToRefreshGui();
 
     // tell GUI components to shut down
     emit requestGracefulShutdown();
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void SwiftGuiStd::performGracefulShutdown()
     }
 
     // allow some other parts to react
-    QApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::AllEvents, 100);
+    sGui->processEventsToRefreshGui();
 }
 
 void SwiftGuiStd::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)