diff --git a/ActionBar/PrintStatusRow.cs b/ActionBar/PrintStatusRow.cs
index f51d37ef1..909ca8ccb 100644
--- a/ActionBar/PrintStatusRow.cs
+++ b/ActionBar/PrintStatusRow.cs
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.ActionBar
                 }
             }
 
-            UiThread.RunOnIdle(OnIdle);
+            if (!WidgetHasBeenClosed)
+            {
+                UiThread.RunOnIdle(OnIdle);
+            }
         }
 
         void Instance_WroteLine(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/ControlElements/MHTextEditWidget.cs b/ControlElements/MHTextEditWidget.cs
index fa10e7614..b314190cd 100644
--- a/ControlElements/MHTextEditWidget.cs
+++ b/ControlElements/MHTextEditWidget.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
                 timeSinceLastTextChanged.Stop();
             }
 
-            UiThread.RunOnIdle(OnIdle);
+            if (!WidgetHasBeenClosed)
+            {
+                UiThread.RunOnIdle(OnIdle);
+            }
         }
 
         void internalTextEditWidget_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -155,7 +158,10 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
                 timeSinceLastTextChanged.Stop();
             }
 
-            UiThread.RunOnIdle(OnIdle);
+            if (!WidgetHasBeenClosed)
+            {
+                UiThread.RunOnIdle(OnIdle);
+            }
         }
 
         void internalNumberEdit_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/CustomWidgets/PrintProgressBarWidget.cs b/CustomWidgets/PrintProgressBarWidget.cs
index 847a42060..81974ea7f 100644
--- a/CustomWidgets/PrintProgressBarWidget.cs
+++ b/CustomWidgets/PrintProgressBarWidget.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
                 UpdatePrintStatus();
                 
             }
-            UiThread.RunOnIdle(OnIdle);
+
+            if (!WidgetHasBeenClosed)
+            {
+                UiThread.RunOnIdle(OnIdle);
+            }
         }
 
         private void UpdatePrintStatus()