From 68154c45767fd1a1a6187f8a3ba8d96bae2b5154 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JOhn <john@simplifiedprivacy.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 15:26:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] update: fixed ticket error on startup

---
 gui/___main__.py | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gui/___main__.py b/gui/___main__.py
index 38f48f6..feb3413 100755
--- a/gui/___main__.py
+++ b/gui/___main__.py
@@ -8054,9 +8054,23 @@ class Settings(Page):
         core_logger.info("User navigated to Settings -> Tickets")
         self.content_layout.setCurrentWidget(self.tickets_page)
         self._select_menu_button("Tickets")
+        self._load_random_tickets_state()
         self._refresh_tickets_inventory()
         self._refresh_ticket_recovery_controls()
 
+    def _load_random_tickets_state(self):
+        if getattr(self, '_random_tickets_state_loaded', False):
+            return
+        try:
+            which_ticket, error_msg = do_we_use_a_random_ticket(ticket_observer)
+            checked = which_ticket is not None and which_ticket != 'error'
+        except Exception:
+            checked = False
+        self.random_tickets_checkbox.blockSignals(True)
+        self.random_tickets_checkbox.setChecked(checked)
+        self.random_tickets_checkbox.blockSignals(False)
+        self._random_tickets_state_loaded = True
+
     def show_registrations_page(self):
         core_logger.info("User navigated to Settings -> Create/Edit")
         self.content_layout.setCurrentWidget(self.registrations_page)
@@ -8136,13 +8150,9 @@ class Settings(Page):
 
         self.random_tickets_checkbox = QCheckBox("Use a random ticket automatically when enabling a profile")
         self.random_tickets_checkbox.setStyleSheet(f"color: white; {self.font_style}")
-        try:
-            which_ticket, error_msg = do_we_use_a_random_ticket(ticket_observer)
-            self.random_tickets_checkbox.setChecked(
-                which_ticket is not None and which_ticket != 'error')
-        except Exception:
-            self.random_tickets_checkbox.setChecked(False)
+        self.random_tickets_checkbox.setChecked(False)
         self.random_tickets_checkbox.toggled.connect(self._on_random_toggle)
+        self._random_tickets_state_loaded = False
         random_layout.addWidget(self.random_tickets_checkbox)
         layout.addWidget(random_group)