Index: Slim/Buttons/Block.pm
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--- Slim/Buttons/Block.pm	(revision 9979)
+++ Slim/Buttons/Block.pm	(working copy)
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
 
 	# restore previous lines and display screen
 	$client->lines( $client->modeParam('oldLines') );
-	$client->update();
+
+	$client->update() if $client->modeParam('block.updatedscreen');
 }
 
 =head2 block( $client, $line1 )
@@ -109,11 +110,6 @@
 	Slim::Buttons::Common::pushMode($client, 'block');
 
 	$client->modeParam('block.name', $blockName);
-
-	if (ref($parts) eq 'HASH') {
-
-		$client->showBriefly($parts);
-	}
 }
 
 =head2 unblock( $client )
@@ -218,6 +214,8 @@
 		$screen1->{overlay}[0] = $tickchars[$pos];
 	}
 
+	$client->modeParam('block.updatedscreen', 1);
+	
 	return ($parts);
 }