diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 58c7994..c3ac21f 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@
                                 if (isAlphaNumeric(txidfield.val())) {
                                     txidfield.unbind( "change" );
                                     console.log('feeTxid seems good: ' + txidfield.val());
-                                    //$("#feeTxid").attr("disabled", true);
                                     console.log("wait while we check the api!");
 
                                     // first check if transactionid is already in api
                                     $.getJSON(apiserversocket + 'insight-api-dash/tx/' + txidfield.val(), function(data) {
+                                        txidfield.attr("disabled", true);
                                         var confirmations = data.confirmations;
                                         console.log('Transaction has ' + confirmations + ' confirmation(s)');
                                         if (confirmations != 'undefined' && $.isNumeric(confirmations)) {
@@ -205,14 +205,16 @@
                                         }
                                         else {
                                             console.log('Something went terribly wrong. Faulty api data?');
+                                            txidfield.attr("disabled", false);
                                         }
                                     }).fail(function(jqXHR) {
                                         if (jqXHR.status == 400) {
                                             // there seems to be a problem with your feeTxid because txid is not found in api
                                             console.log('problem with feeTxid! Ask for new input!');
                                             alert("Check again and please enter your correct TxID!");
-                                            $("#feeTxid").attr("disabled", false);
+                                            txidfield.attr("disabled", false);
                                         } else {
+                                            txidfield.attr("disabled", false);
                                             console.log('There seems to be a problem with the api connection');
                                         }
                                     });