diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_signalbars.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_signalbars.cpp
index ed43f3ade..edc7804c2 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_signalbars.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_signalbars.cpp
@@ -339,10 +339,9 @@ void CSignalBox::paintScale()
 void CSignalBox::paint(bool do_save_bg)
 {
 	//paint frame and body
-	if (!is_painted){
-		initSignalItems();
+	initSignalItems();
+	if (!is_painted)
 		paintForm(do_save_bg);
-	}
 
 	//paint current signal value
 	paintScale();
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_signalbars.h b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_signalbars.h
index be9ade31c..c27b69962 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_signalbars.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_signalbars.h
@@ -296,7 +296,10 @@ class CSignalBox : public CComponentsForm, public CCTextScreen
 		///returns the signal object, type = CSignalBar*
 		CSignalBar* getScaleObject(){return sbar;};
 		///returns the signal noise ratio object, type = CSignalNoiseRatioBar*
-		CSignalNoiseRatioBar* getLabelObject(){return snrbar;};
+		CSignalNoiseRatioBar* getLabelObject(){return snrbar;}
+
+		///assigns the current used frontend, simplified a tuner object, see frontend_c.h
+		void setFrontEnd(CFrontend *frontend_ref){sbx_frontend = frontend_ref;}
 
 		///sets the caption color of signalbars, see also property 'sbx_caption_color'
 		void setTextColor(const fb_pixel_t& caption_color){ sbx_caption_color = caption_color;};