diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue b/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
index 9b81c0fc..9a0bd3ae 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export default {
       },
       licenseState: 0,
       dbIsEmpty: false,
+      isRequesting: false,
       request: {
         Email: null,
         Company: "",
@@ -404,6 +405,9 @@ export default {
       if (this.request.Company == null) {
         return true;
       }
+      if (this.isRequesting) {
+        return true;
+      }
       return !this.form().controlsAreAllValid(this, [
         "requestcompany",
         "requestcontact",
@@ -434,6 +438,7 @@ export default {
           }
         }
 
+        this.isRequesting = true;
         //call erase
         window.$gz.erasingDatabase = true; //suspend notify polling
         let r = await window.$gz.api.upsert(
@@ -462,6 +467,8 @@ export default {
         //then another message box saying watch your email to verify
       } catch (error) {
         window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(error, vm);
+      } finally {
+        this.isRequesting = false;
       }
     },
     async fetchKey() {
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/ay-evaluate.vue b/ayanova/src/views/ay-evaluate.vue
index aa0fe6ff..2f3382ce 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/ay-evaluate.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/ay-evaluate.vue
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
             >
             <v-btn
               :loading="seedingJobActive"
+              :disabled="!generateStartJobAvailable"
               color="blue darken-1"
               text
               data-cy="btnStart"
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ export default {
         seedLevels: []
       },
       seedingJobActive: false,
+      generateStartJobAvailable: false,
       obj: {
         seedLevel: "small",
         timeZoneOffset: 0,
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ export default {
         );
         return;
       }
+      this.generateStartJobAvailable = true;
       this.seedDialog = !this.seedDialog;
     },
     async generate() {
@@ -224,7 +227,9 @@ export default {
         if (dialogResult == false) {
           return;
         }
-
+        //point of no return, disable button so user can click again (was a huge bug)
+        vm.generateStartJobAvailable = false;
+        vm.seedingJobActive = true;
         //call the FULL (including taxcodes) erase before seeding
         window.$gz.erasingDatabase = true; //flags notify poll to suspend as user may be gone
         let r = await window.$gz.api.upsert(
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ export default {
           throw new Error(window.$gz.errorHandler.errorToString(jobId, vm));
         }
         jobId = jobId.jobId;
-        vm.seedingJobActive = true;
+
         let jobStatus = 1;
         while (vm.seedingJobActive == true) {
           await window.$gz.util.sleepAsync(5000);