diff --git a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
index 0b126e6b6..310652b75 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
+++ b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.cpp
@@ -1351,7 +1351,8 @@ void ProfileWidget2::deleteCurrentDC()
 	mark_divelist_changed(true);
 	// we need to force it since it's likely the same dive and same dc_number - but that's a different dive computer now
 	MainWindow::instance()->graphics()->plotDive(0, true);
-	MainWindow::instance()->refreshDisplay();
+
+	emit refreshDisplay(true);
 }
 
 void ProfileWidget2::makeFirstDC()
@@ -1363,7 +1364,7 @@ void ProfileWidget2::makeFirstDC()
 	// dive list may change).
 	// As a side benefit, this returns focus to the dive list.
 	dc_number = 0;
-	MainWindow::instance()->refreshDisplay();
+	emit refreshDisplay(true);
 }
 
 void ProfileWidget2::hideEvents()
diff --git a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
index c102bbcf3..5fc6e8d4b 100644
--- a/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
+++ b/profile-widget/profilewidget2.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ signals:
 	void showError();
 	void enableShortcuts();
 	void disableShortcuts(bool paste);
+	void refreshDisplay(bool recreateDivelist);
 
 public
 slots: // Necessary to call from QAction's signals.
diff --git a/subsurface-desktop-main.cpp b/subsurface-desktop-main.cpp
index bbe602848..fed774303 100644
--- a/subsurface-desktop-main.cpp
+++ b/subsurface-desktop-main.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	QObject::connect(m->graphics(), &ProfileWidget2::showError, m, &MainWindow::showError, Qt::AutoConnection);
 	QObject::connect(m->graphics(), &ProfileWidget2::disableShortcuts, m, &MainWindow::disableShortcuts, Qt::AutoConnection);
 	QObject::connect(m->graphics(), &ProfileWidget2::enableShortcuts, m, &MainWindow::enableShortcuts, Qt::AutoConnection);
+	QObject::connect(m->graphics(), &ProfileWidget2::refreshDisplay, m, &MainWindow::refreshDisplay, Qt::AutoConnection);
 	if (verbose > 0)
 		print_files();
 	if (!quit)