diff --git a/gui/qt/main_window.py b/gui/qt/main_window.py
index 7617167d4..c2cfb06eb 100644
--- a/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -2183,12 +2183,14 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, PrintError):
                 privkey = self.wallet.export_private_key(addr, password)[0]
                 private_keys[addr] = privkey
                 self.computing_privkeys_signal.emit()
+            self.computing_privkeys_signal.disconnect()
             self.show_privkeys_signal.emit()
 
         def show_privkeys():
             s = "\n".join( map( lambda x: x[0] + "\t"+ x[1], private_keys.items()))
             e.setText(s)
             b.setEnabled(True)
+            self.show_privkeys_signal.disconnect()
 
         self.computing_privkeys_signal.connect(lambda: e.setText("Please wait... %d/%d"%(len(private_keys),len(addresses))))
         self.show_privkeys_signal.connect(show_privkeys)