diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/SkillMemoryGui.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/SkillMemoryGui.cpp
index ac0cfaa2420a1dd2d11d01b77a4fb38c02a62fc6..fb6f6e1669b3278d49daa128a621423cc5338cc2 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/SkillMemoryGui.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/SkillMemoryGui.cpp
@@ -136,5 +136,10 @@ namespace armarx::skills::gui
                 &SkillManagerWrapper::connectionUpdate,
                 connectionStatusLabel,
                 &StatusLabel::handleMessage);
+
+        connect(memory.get(),
+                &SkillManagerWrapper::disableAutoUpdate,
+                updateWidget,
+                &PeriodicUpdateWidget::disableAutoUpdate);
     }
 } // namespace armarx::skills::gui
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/memory/SkillManagerWrapper.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/memory/SkillManagerWrapper.cpp
index d19f45df54da7f914889b7243f72df840e183f42..629bdd39bc6dc176132aec835bc4dec54d95e088 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/memory/SkillManagerWrapper.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/memory/SkillManagerWrapper.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace armarx::skills::gui
                 << "Unhandled Ice exception encountered while updating executions. Exception was: "
                 << e;
             emit connectionUpdate("Could not fetch executions", e.what());
+            emit disableAutoUpdate();
             return {};
         }
         catch (...)
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ namespace armarx::skills::gui
                 << "Unhandled Ice exception encountered while updating skills. Exception was: "
                 << e;
             emit connectionUpdate("Could not fetch skills", e.what());
+            emit disableAutoUpdate();
             return {};
         }
         catch (...)
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/memory/SkillManagerWrapper.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/memory/SkillManagerWrapper.h
index e191e1f963d82b29abeafe0535fe5f50a384bda3..db38c8a4f82d02e0ad3413ca9d342717652019e5 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/memory/SkillManagerWrapper.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/skills_gui/memory/SkillManagerWrapper.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace armarx::skills::gui
         };
 
     signals:
+        void disableAutoUpdate();
         void connectionUpdate(std::string const& message, std::string const& error);
         void updateAvailable(Snapshot update);
         void searchAccepted();