diff --git a/npbackup/core/runner.py b/npbackup/core/runner.py
index 0741daa..24f7399 100644
--- a/npbackup/core/runner.py
+++ b/npbackup/core/runner.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
     # ACTUAL RUNNER FUNCTIONS #
     ###########################
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def list(self) -> Optional[dict]:
         if not self.is_ready:
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         snapshots = self.restic_runner.snapshots()
         return snapshots
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def find(self, path: str) -> bool:
         if not self.is_ready:
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
             return True
         return False
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def ls(self, snapshot: str) -> Optional[dict]:
         if not self.is_ready:
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         result = self.restic_runner.ls(snapshot)
         return result
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def check_recent_backups(self) -> bool:
         """
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
             logger.error("Cannot connect to repository or repository empty.")
         return result, backup_tz
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def backup(self, force: bool = False) -> bool:
         """
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
                     )
         return result
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def restore(self, snapshot: str, target: str, restore_includes: List[str]) -> bool:
         if not self.is_ready:
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         )
         return result
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def forget(self, snapshot: str) -> bool:
         if not self.is_ready:
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         result = self.restic_runner.forget(snapshot)
         return result
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def check(self, read_data: bool = True) -> bool:
         if not self.is_ready:
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         result = self.restic_runner.check(read_data)
         return result
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def prune(self) -> bool:
         if not self.is_ready:
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         result = self.restic_runner.prune()
         return result
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def repair(self, order: str) -> bool:
         if not self.is_ready:
@@ -715,14 +715,14 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         result = self.restic_runner.repair(order)
         return result
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def raw(self, command: str) -> bool:
         logger.info("Running raw command: {}".format(command))
         result = self.restic_runner.raw(command=command)
         return result
 
-    @close_queues
+    #@close_queues
     @exec_timer
     def group_runner(
         self, repo_list: list, operation: str, **kwargs
@@ -730,10 +730,10 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         group_result = True
 
         # Make sure we don't close the stdout/stderr queues when running multiple operations
-        kwargs = {
-            **kwargs,
-            **{'close_queues': False}
-        }
+        #kwargs = {
+        #    **kwargs,
+        #    **{'close_queues': False}
+        #}
 
         for repo in repo_list:
             self.write_logs(f"Running {operation} for repo {repo}")
@@ -744,4 +744,6 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
                 self.write_logs(f"Operation {operation} failed for repo {repo}", error=True)
                 group_result = False
         self.write_logs("Finished execution group operations")  
+        from time import sleep
+        sleep(2)
         return group_result
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/npbackup/gui/operations.py b/npbackup/gui/operations.py
index 7c152de..f481998 100644
--- a/npbackup/gui/operations.py
+++ b/npbackup/gui/operations.py
@@ -185,7 +185,11 @@ def operations_gui(full_config: dict) -> dict:
             if event == '--MAX-PRUNE--':
                 operation = 'prune'
                 op_args = {}
-            thread = runner.group_runner(group_runner_repo_list, operation, **op_args)
+            @threaded
+            def _group_runner(group_runner_repo_list, operation, **op_args) -> Future:
+                return runner.group_runner(group_runner_repo_list, operation, **op_args)
+            thread = _group_runner(group_runner_repo_list, operation, **op_args)
+
             read_stdout_queue = True
             read_sterr_queue = True
 
@@ -199,7 +203,8 @@ def operations_gui(full_config: dict) -> dict:
             progress_window = sg.Window("Operation status", progress_layout)
             event, values = progress_window.read(timeout=0.01)
 
-            while read_stdout_queue or read_sterr_queue:
+            #while read_stdout_queue or read_sterr_queue:
+            while not thread.done() and not thread.cancelled():
                 # Read stdout queue
                 try:
                     stdout_data = stdout_queue.get(timeout=0.01)
@@ -222,7 +227,14 @@ def operations_gui(full_config: dict) -> dict:
                     else:
                         progress_window['-OPERATIONS-PROGRESS-STDERR-'].Update(f"{progress_window['-OPERATIONS-PROGRESS-STDERR-'].get()}\n{stderr_data}")
 
-            _, _ = progress_window.read()
+                # So we actually need to read the progress window for it to refresh...
+                _, _ = progress_window.read(.01)
+            
+            # Keep the window open until user has done something
+            while True:
+                event, _ = progress_window.read()
+                if event in (sg.WIN_CLOSED, sg.WIN_X_EVENT, '--EXIT--'):
+                    break
             progress_window.close()
 
             event = '---STATE-UPDATE---'