diff --git a/tools/cabana/messageswidget.cc b/tools/cabana/messageswidget.cc
index 4d97bba589..205e5347ce 100644
--- a/tools/cabana/messageswidget.cc
+++ b/tools/cabana/messageswidget.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void MessagesWidget::loadDBCFromPaste() {
   if (dlg.exec()) {
     dbc()->open("from paste", dlg.dbc_edit->toPlainText());
     dbc_combo->setCurrentText("loaded from paste");
+    model->updateState(true);
   }
 }