diff --git a/app/js/grblsettings.js b/app/js/grblsettings.js
index 5591ad5..570ebb4 100644
--- a/app/js/grblsettings.js
+++ b/app/js/grblsettings.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function grblSaveSettings() {
 function refreshGrblSettings() {
   grblParams = {};
   $('#grblconfig').empty();
-  $('#grblconfig').append("<center>Please Wait... </center><br><div data-role='countdown' data-seconds='3'></div>");
+  $('#grblconfig').append("<center>Please Wait... </center><br><div data-role='countdown' data-seconds='3'></div><br> Requesting updated parameters from the controller firmware...");
   setTimeout(function() {
     sendGcode('$$');
     setTimeout(function() {
diff --git a/app/js/websocket.js b/app/js/websocket.js
index 5737683..5ce58c0 100644
--- a/app/js/websocket.js
+++ b/app/js/websocket.js
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ function initSocket() {
       // $("#portUSB").val(status.comms.interfaces.activePort);
       $('#connectStatus').html("Port: Not Connected");
       $("#disconnectBtn").hide();
-      $("#connectBtn").attr('disabled', false);
+      if ($('#portUSB option').length > 0 && $('#portUSB').val() != "") {
+        $("#connectBtn").attr('disabled', false);
+      } else {
+        $("#connectBtn").attr('disabled', true);
+      }
       $(".grblmode").attr('disabled', true);
       $("#playpauseresumelabel").html("Run<br>Job")
       $("#playpauseresumeicon").html("<i class='fas fa-play'></i>")
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6d02bf..d264ce1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "OpenBuildsMachineDriver",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "description": "Machine Interface Driver for OpenBuilds",
   "author": "github.com/openbuilds",