diff --git a/newRepo.go b/newRepo.go
index 9e07bf5..dd24102 100644
--- a/newRepo.go
+++ b/newRepo.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func (r *RepoList) AddRepo(pb *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoRow, error) {
 	})
 
 	newRepo.commitB = newRepo.endBox.NewButton("commit all", func() {
+		r.reposbox.Disable()
 		pb := newRepo.pb
 		if pb == nil {
 			log.Info("the protobuf is nil. something went wrong in the forge/gitpb mappings")