diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
index 772b08c130..df60252446 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		[OptionalService]
 		public ISaveRam SaveRamEmulator { get; private set; }
 
+		private bool _hackyDontUpdate;
 		private bool _initializing; // If true, will bypass restart logic, this is necessary since loading projects causes a movie to load which causes a rom to reload causing dialogs to restart
 
 		private int _lastRefresh;
@@ -66,6 +67,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				return;
 			}
 
+			if (_hackyDontUpdate)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
 			if (_exiting)
 			{
 				return;
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 890abb3c3a..c819c7460d 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -961,16 +961,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				Emulator.ResetCounters();
 			}
 
-			UpdateTools();
+			UpdateOtherTools();
 		}
 
 		public void AddBranchExternal() => BookMarkControl.AddBranchExternal();
 		public void RemoveBranchExternal() => BookMarkControl.RemoveBranchExternal();
 
-		private void UpdateTools()
+		private void UpdateOtherTools() // a hack probably, surely there is a better way to do this
 		{
+			_hackyDontUpdate = true;
 			Tools.UpdateToolsBefore();
 			Tools.UpdateToolsAfter();
+			_hackyDontUpdate = false;
 		}
 
 		public void TogglePause()