diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 976dba1e..8cb6c64e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.dashboard_page.add_activity_item
         )
         
+        # --- ADD THESE TWO LINES TO FIX THE UI UPDATE ---
+        self.sync_page.database_updated_externally.connect(self.dashboard_page.database_updated_externally)
+        self.artists_page.database_updated_externally.connect(self.dashboard_page.database_updated_externally)
+        # ------------------------------------------------
+        
         self.stacked_widget.addWidget(self.dashboard_page)
         self.stacked_widget.addWidget(self.sync_page)
         self.stacked_widget.addWidget(self.downloads_page)
diff --git a/ui/pages/__pycache__/artists.cpython-312.pyc b/ui/pages/__pycache__/artists.cpython-312.pyc
index afc7f9d3..b4276721 100644
Binary files a/ui/pages/__pycache__/artists.cpython-312.pyc and b/ui/pages/__pycache__/artists.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/ui/pages/__pycache__/sync.cpython-312.pyc b/ui/pages/__pycache__/sync.cpython-312.pyc
index 582ac5a2..b3f5f387 100644
Binary files a/ui/pages/__pycache__/sync.cpython-312.pyc and b/ui/pages/__pycache__/sync.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/ui/pages/artists.py b/ui/pages/artists.py
index a33d0eb2..8bfe1ffb 100644
--- a/ui/pages/artists.py
+++ b/ui/pages/artists.py
@@ -2950,6 +2950,7 @@ class DownloadMissingAlbumTracksModal(QDialog):
         self.update_failed_matches_button()
 
 class ArtistsPage(QWidget):
+    database_updated_externally = pyqtSignal()
     def __init__(self, downloads_page=None, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
         
@@ -3069,10 +3070,9 @@ class ArtistsPage(QWidget):
             else:
                 logger.info("💡 Automatic database update completed - no new content found")
             
-            # Refresh database statistics in the dashboard to update live display
-            if hasattr(self, 'main_window') and hasattr(self.main_window, 'dashboard_page'):
-                self.main_window.dashboard_page.refresh_database_statistics()
-                logger.info("📊 Refreshed dashboard database statistics after auto update")
+            # Emit the signal to notify the dashboard to refresh its statistics
+            self.database_updated_externally.emit()
+            logger.info("📊 Emitted signal to refresh dashboard database statistics after auto update")
             
             # Clean up the worker
             if hasattr(self, '_auto_database_worker'):
diff --git a/ui/pages/dashboard.py b/ui/pages/dashboard.py
index 5e50726b..07a13cf4 100644
--- a/ui/pages/dashboard.py
+++ b/ui/pages/dashboard.py
@@ -2294,6 +2294,7 @@ class ActivityItem(QWidget):
         layout.addWidget(time_label)
 
 class DashboardPage(QWidget):
+    database_updated_externally = pyqtSignal()
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
         
@@ -2319,7 +2320,8 @@ class DashboardPage(QWidget):
         self.stats_cards = {}
         
         self.setup_ui()
-        
+        self.database_updated_externally.connect(self.refresh_database_statistics)
+
         # Initialize list to track active stats workers
         self._active_stats_workers = []
         
diff --git a/ui/pages/sync.py b/ui/pages/sync.py
index 2c2976f1..39749b3d 100644
--- a/ui/pages/sync.py
+++ b/ui/pages/sync.py
@@ -1963,6 +1963,7 @@ class SyncOptionsPanel(QFrame):
 class SyncPage(QWidget):
     # Signals for dashboard activity tracking
     sync_activity = pyqtSignal(str, str, str, str)  # icon, title, subtitle, time
+    database_updated_externally = pyqtSignal()
     
     def __init__(self, spotify_client=None, plex_client=None, soulseek_client=None, downloads_page=None, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -2080,10 +2081,9 @@ class SyncPage(QWidget):
             else:
                 logger.info("💡 Automatic database update completed - no new content found")
             
-            # Refresh database statistics in the dashboard to update live display
-            if hasattr(self, 'main_window') and hasattr(self.main_window, 'dashboard_page'):
-                self.main_window.dashboard_page.refresh_database_statistics()
-                logger.info("📊 Refreshed dashboard database statistics after auto update")
+            # Emit the signal to notify the dashboard to refresh its statistics
+            self.database_updated_externally.emit()
+            logger.info("📊 Emitted signal to refresh dashboard database statistics after auto update")
             
             # Clean up the worker
             if hasattr(self, '_auto_database_worker'):