diff --git a/src/ui/settings_window.py b/src/ui/settings_window.py
index 68fa9b3..cfa91a5 100644
--- a/src/ui/settings_window.py
+++ b/src/ui/settings_window.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import socket
 
 from datetime import datetime
 from PyQt6 import QtCore
-from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QSettings, pyqtSignal as Signal, QThread, pyqtSignal
+from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QSettings, pyqtSignal as Signal, QThread, pyqtSignal, QTimer
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QIcon
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, QStackedWidget, QVBoxLayout, \
     QWidget, QLabel, QCheckBox, QLineEdit, \
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ class SettingsWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         self.setMinimumSize(700, 400)
 
+        # timers for background download UI updates
+        self.timer = QTimer(self)
+        self.timer.timeout.connect(self.update_engine_download_status)
+
     def add_sidebar_item(self, name, icon_path):
         """Add an item with an icon to the sidebar."""
         item = QListWidgetItem(QIcon(icon_path), name)
@@ -388,7 +392,7 @@ class SettingsWindow(QMainWindow):
                     if msg_result == QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes:
                         EngineManager.download_engine(engine=engine.name(), version=result['version'], background=True,
                                                       ignore_system=ignore_system)
-                        self.update_engine_download_status()
+                        self.timer.start(1000)
 
         if not messagebox_shown:
             msg_box = QMessageBox()
@@ -404,6 +408,8 @@ class SettingsWindow(QMainWindow):
     def update_engine_download_status(self):
         running_tasks = [x for x in EngineManager.download_tasks if x.is_alive()]
         if not running_tasks:
+            self.timer.stop()
+            self.installed_engines_table.update_engines_table(use_cached=False)
             self.update_last_checked_label()
             return