diff --git a/scripts/simple_tab.py b/scripts/simple_tab.py
index 0f383dfc7c88657a2a4ecfda208c382c1a3c1a98..750eb08ae3a7309ce25f429bfd8521144cf7357a 100644
--- a/scripts/simple_tab.py
+++ b/scripts/simple_tab.py
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ class SimpleTab(QWidget):
         self.shift_image_check.setStyleSheet("QCheckBox { margin: 5px; background-color: #3e3e3e;}")
         options_layout.addWidget(self.shift_image_check)
 
+        #TODO: FIX THIS, BREAKS THE APP WHEN ENABLED AND PIPELINE IS RUN
+        self.shift_image_check.setEnabled(False)
+
         # SSC Model selection
         ssc_model_layout = QHBoxLayout()
         ssc_model_label = QLabel("SSC Model:")
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ class SimpleTab(QWidget):
         
         layout.addWidget(controls_group)
 
-        # Image Distance section
+        ## Image Distance section
         self.image_distance_group = QGroupBox("Image Distance")
         distance_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.image_distance_group)
         info_label = QLabel("Please select two point on the image and input the distance from the camera to that point.")
@@ -353,24 +356,24 @@ class SimpleTab(QWidget):
         self.points_info_label = QLabel()  # Label to display points and distances
         self.points_info_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
         self.image_distance_group.setStyleSheet("""
-            QGroupBox {
-                font-weight: bold;
-                border: 2px solid grey;
-                border-radius: 20px;
-                margin-top: 10px;
-                background-color: #3e3e3e;
-                padding: 20px;
-            }
-            QGroupBox::title { 
-                margin: 10px;
-                background-color: transparent;
-                color: white;
-            }
-            QLabel {
-                margin: 5px;
-                background-color: #3e3e3e;
-                color: white;
-            }
+           QGroupBox {
+               font-weight: bold;
+               border: 2px solid grey;
+               border-radius: 20px;
+               margin-top: 10px;
+               background-color: #3e3e3e;
+               padding: 20px;
+           }
+           QGroupBox::title { 
+               margin: 10px;
+               background-color: transparent;
+               color: white;
+           }
+           QLabel {
+               margin: 5px;
+               background-color: #3e3e3e;
+               color: white;
+           }
         """)
         # Center the ClickableLabel within its parent layout
         distance_preview_layout = QHBoxLayout()
@@ -382,11 +385,11 @@ class SimpleTab(QWidget):
         self.distance_reset_btn.clicked.connect(self.distance_preview.clear_points)
         self.distance_reset_btn.setFixedSize(150, 40)
         self.distance_reset_btn.setStyleSheet("""
-            QPushButton {
-                margin: 5px;
-                padding: 5px;
-                border-radius: 10px;
-            }
+           QPushButton {
+               margin: 5px;
+               padding: 5px;
+               border-radius: 10px;
+           }
         """)
         distance_btn_layout = QHBoxLayout()
         distance_btn_layout.addStretch()
@@ -526,7 +529,7 @@ class SimpleTab(QWidget):
             self.update_status("Waiting for distance points...")
             self.info_labels["Status:"].setText("Waiting for distance points...")
             # Enable the run pipeline button
-            #self.run_pipeline_btn.setEnabled(True)
+            self.run_pipeline_btn.setEnabled(True)
             
             # Provide input path to all modules
             self.shifter.input_file_path = file_path
@@ -586,7 +589,8 @@ class SimpleTab(QWidget):
         self.pipeline_thread.finished.connect(self.pipeline_completed)
         
         # Disable controls while running
-        self.setEnabled(False)
+        #self.setEnabled(False)
+        self.disable_buttons_while_running()
         self.progress_bar.setEnabled(True)  # Keep progress bar enabled
         
         #TODO: Add model selection for EdgeNet or MDBNet
@@ -616,4 +620,13 @@ class SimpleTab(QWidget):
         self.info_labels["Status:"].setText(message.split("...")[-1] if "..." in message else message)
         # Scroll to bottom
         scrollbar = self.status_text.verticalScrollBar()
-        scrollbar.setValue(scrollbar.maximum())
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+        scrollbar.setValue(scrollbar.maximum())
+
+    def disable_buttons_while_running(self):
+        self.select_btn.setEnabled(False)
+        self.run_pipeline_btn.setEnabled(False)
+        self.include_top_check.setEnabled(False)
+        self.shift_image_check.setEnabled(False)
+        self.ssc_model_combo.setEnabled(False)
+        self.distance_reset_btn.setEnabled(False)
+        self.distance_preview.setEnabled(False)
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