diff --git a/frontend/lib/viewmodels/skill_tree_viewmodel.dart b/frontend/lib/viewmodels/skill_tree_viewmodel.dart
index 19c3afb7..e008c1ad 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/viewmodels/skill_tree_viewmodel.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/viewmodels/skill_tree_viewmodel.dart
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:graphview/GraphView.dart';
 
 class SkillTreeViewModel extends ChangeNotifier {
+  // TODO: Potentially move to task queue view model when we create one
   final BenchmarkService benchmarkService;
+  // TODO: Potentially move to task queue view model when we create one
+  bool isBenchmarkRunning = false;
 
   List<SkillTreeNode> _skillTreeNodes = [];
   List<SkillTreeEdge> _skillTreeEdges = [];
   SkillTreeNode? _selectedNode;
+  // TODO: Potentially move to task queue view model when we create one
   List<SkillTreeNode>? _selectedNodeHierarchy;
 
   SkillTreeNode? get selectedNode => _selectedNode;
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ class SkillTreeViewModel extends ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   void toggleNodeSelection(String nodeId) {
+    if (isBenchmarkRunning) return;
     if (_selectedNode?.id == nodeId) {
       // Unselect the node if it's already selected
       _selectedNode = null;
@@ -127,6 +132,9 @@ class SkillTreeViewModel extends ChangeNotifier {
 
 // TODO: Update to actual implementation
   Future<void> runBenchmark(ReportRequestBody reportRequestBody) async {
+    isBenchmarkRunning = true;
+    notifyListeners();
+
     try {
       final result = await benchmarkService.generateReport(reportRequestBody);
       // Pretty-print the JSON result
@@ -135,6 +143,9 @@ class SkillTreeViewModel extends ChangeNotifier {
     } catch (e) {
       print("Failed to generate report: $e");
     }
+
+    isBenchmarkRunning = false;
+    notifyListeners();
   }
 
 // TODO: Update to actual implementation
diff --git a/frontend/lib/views/side_bar/side_bar_view.dart b/frontend/lib/views/side_bar/side_bar_view.dart
index 6ef043ab..763a3c36 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/views/side_bar/side_bar_view.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/views/side_bar/side_bar_view.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import 'package:auto_gpt_flutter_client/viewmodels/skill_tree_viewmodel.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 class SideBarView extends StatelessWidget {
   final ValueNotifier<String> selectedViewNotifier;
@@ -7,6 +9,9 @@ class SideBarView extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    // TODO: should we pass this in as a dependency?
+    final skillTreeViewModel =
+        Provider.of<SkillTreeViewModel>(context, listen: false);
     return Material(
       child: ValueListenableBuilder(
           valueListenable: selectedViewNotifier,
@@ -21,7 +26,9 @@ class SideBarView extends StatelessWidget {
                     color:
                         selectedView == 'TaskView' ? Colors.blue : Colors.black,
                     icon: const Icon(Icons.chat),
-                    onPressed: () => selectedViewNotifier.value = 'TaskView',
+                    onPressed: skillTreeViewModel.isBenchmarkRunning
+                        ? null
+                        : () => selectedViewNotifier.value = 'TaskView',
                   ),
                   IconButton(
                     splashRadius: 0.1,
@@ -29,8 +36,9 @@ class SideBarView extends StatelessWidget {
                         ? Colors.blue
                         : Colors.black,
                     icon: const Icon(Icons.emoji_events), // trophy icon
-                    onPressed: () =>
-                        selectedViewNotifier.value = 'SkillTreeView',
+                    onPressed: skillTreeViewModel.isBenchmarkRunning
+                        ? null
+                        : () => selectedViewNotifier.value = 'SkillTreeView',
                   ),
                 ],
               ),
diff --git a/frontend/lib/views/task_queue/task_queue_view.dart b/frontend/lib/views/task_queue/task_queue_view.dart
index 4f1e0daa..20a98499 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/views/task_queue/task_queue_view.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/views/task_queue/task_queue_view.dart
@@ -53,17 +53,19 @@ class TaskQueueView extends StatelessWidget {
                 border: Border.all(color: Colors.green, width: 3),
               ),
               child: ElevatedButton(
-                onPressed: () {
-                  // Create a ReportRequestBody with hardcoded values
-                  ReportRequestBody reportRequestBody = ReportRequestBody(
-                    category: "",
-                    tests: testNames,
-                    mock: true,
-                  );
+                onPressed: viewModel.isBenchmarkRunning
+                    ? null
+                    : () {
+                        // Create a ReportRequestBody with hardcoded values
+                        ReportRequestBody reportRequestBody = ReportRequestBody(
+                          category: "",
+                          tests: testNames,
+                          mock: true,
+                        );
 
-                  // Call runBenchmark method from SkillTreeViewModel
-                  viewModel.runBenchmark(reportRequestBody);
-                },
+                        // Call runBenchmark method from SkillTreeViewModel
+                        viewModel.runBenchmark(reportRequestBody);
+                      },
                 child: Row(
                   mainAxisAlignment:
                       MainAxisAlignment.center, // Center the children