diff --git a/src/gui_qt/data/datawidget/datawidget.py b/src/gui_qt/data/datawidget/datawidget.py
index 1051bb8..0bd67b8 100644
--- a/src/gui_qt/data/datawidget/datawidget.py
+++ b/src/gui_qt/data/datawidget/datawidget.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from nmreval.lib.logger import logger
 from nmreval.lib.colors import available_cycles
 
 from .properties import PropWidget
@@ -253,6 +252,7 @@ class DataTree(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
         graph_cnt = -1
         set_cnt = 0
         iterator = QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItemIterator(self)
+        self.blockSignals(True)
         while iterator.value():
             item = iterator.value()
             if item is not None:
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ class DataTree(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
             iterator += 1
 
         self.resizeColumnToContents(1)
+        self.blockSignals(False)
 
     def set_name(self, sid, name):
         iterator = QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItemIterator(self)
@@ -345,28 +346,45 @@ class DataTree(QtWidgets.QTreeWidget):
 
     def remove_item(self, ids: list[str]):
         iterator = QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItemIterator(self)
+
+        toberemoved = []
+        graph_removal = []
+
+        # find all items that have to be removed
         while iterator.value():
             item = iterator.value()
             _id = item.data(0, QtCore.Qt.UserRole)
             if _id in ids:
                 try:
-                    if item.parent() is None:
+                    item_parent = item.parent()
+                    if item_parent is None:
                         raise AttributeError
 
-                    idx = item.parent().indexOfChild(item)
-                    item.parent().takeChild(idx)
+                    idx = item_parent.indexOfChild(item)
+                    # item.parent().takeChild(idx)
+
+                    toberemoved.append((item_parent, idx))
+
                     if _id in self._checked_sets:
                         self._checked_sets.remove(_id)
+
                 except AttributeError:
                     idx = self.invisibleRootItem().indexOfChild(item)
-                    self.invisibleRootItem().takeChild(idx)
-                    try:
+                    # self.invisibleRootItem().takeChild(idx)
+
+                    graph_removal.append(idx)
+
+                    if _id in self._checked_graphs:
                         self._checked_graphs.remove(_id)
-                    except KeyError:
-                        logger.warn(f'Graph {_id} already removed, skip')
 
             iterator += 1
 
+        for (item, set_idx) in sorted(toberemoved, key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True):
+            item.takeChild(set_idx)
+
+        for graph_idx in sorted(graph_removal, reverse=True):
+            self.invisibleRootItem().takeChild(graph_idx)
+
         self.update_indexes()
 
     def contextMenuEvent(self, evt):