diff --git a/src/sview/common.c b/src/sview/common.c
index 31ec9dd0544eb9b1b64df7fe634e823161d9e4e0..14bcb459e5dcabcae5edb830dd99c61a1192af7a 100644
--- a/src/sview/common.c
+++ b/src/sview/common.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static void *_editing_thr(gpointer arg)
 	msg_id = GPOINTER_TO_INT(arg);
 	gtk_statusbar_remove(GTK_STATUSBAR(main_statusbar),
 			     STATUS_ADMIN_EDIT, msg_id);
-	gdk_flush();
+	//gdk_flush();
 	gdk_threads_leave();
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ extern void *popup_thr(popup_info_t *popup_win)
 		//g_print("locked popup_thr\n");
 		gdk_threads_enter();
 		(specifc_info)(popup_win);
-		gdk_flush();
+		//gdk_flush();
 		gdk_threads_leave();
 		g_static_mutex_unlock(&sview_mutex);
 		//g_print("done popup_thr\n");
diff --git a/src/sview/popups.c b/src/sview/popups.c
index 08506be446dd6c32e63b48076b4e59d03b59abb8..14bc883c99f06b5ceb712042c476b1e4e2cfb2ac 100644
--- a/src/sview/popups.c
+++ b/src/sview/popups.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void *_refresh_thr(gpointer arg)
 	gdk_threads_enter();
 	gtk_statusbar_remove(GTK_STATUSBAR(main_statusbar),
 			     STATUS_REFRESH, msg_id);
-	gdk_flush();
+	//gdk_flush();
 	gdk_threads_leave();
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/sview/sview.c b/src/sview/sview.c
index 95481b9071f4c02ba1e61c69f72acb3c5055c573..ee25c62475bdf136e597d7ab69fc9748b9798bd2 100644
--- a/src/sview/sview.c
+++ b/src/sview/sview.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void *_page_thr(void *arg)
 		sview_init_grid(reset_highlight);
 		reset_highlight=false;
 		(display_data->get_info)(table, display_data);
-		gdk_flush();
+		//gdk_flush();
 		gdk_threads_leave();
 //		g_static_mutex_unlock(&sview_mutex);
 /* 		END_TIMER; */
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void *_grid_init_thr(void *arg)
 		table = GTK_TABLE(bin->child);
 		/* set up the main grid */
 		rc = get_system_stats(table);
-		gdk_flush();
+		//gdk_flush();
 		gdk_threads_leave();
 
 		if(rc != SLURM_SUCCESS)