diff --git a/src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py b/src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py
index f7075813..7d7d5963 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py
@@ -1099,13 +1099,13 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
         yield 0
 
     def run_macros(self, macro_name: str, entry_ids: list[int]):
-        """Run a specific Macro on a group of given entry_ids."""
+        """Run a Macro on a list of entires."""
         for entry_id in entry_ids:
             self.run_macro(macro_name, entry_id)
-        self.main_window.preview_panel.update_preview()
+        self.main_window.preview_panel.refresh_selection(update_preview=False)
 
     def run_macro(self, macro_name: str, entry_id: int):
-        """Run a specific Macro on an Entry given a Macro name."""
+        """Run a Macro on a single entry."""
         if not self.lib.library_dir:
             logger.error("[QtDriver] Can't run macro when no library is open!")
             return
diff --git a/src/tagstudio/qt/views/preview_panel_view.py b/src/tagstudio/qt/views/preview_panel_view.py
index 1a5af1c6..dda6bf38 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/qt/views/preview_panel_view.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/qt/views/preview_panel_view.py
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ class PreviewPanelView(QWidget):
     def _set_selection_callback(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def update_preview(self):
+    def refresh_selection(self, update_preview: bool = True):
         """Refresh the panel's widgets to use current library data."""
-        self.set_selection(self._selected)
+        self.set_selection(self._selected, update_preview)
 
     def set_selection(self, selected: list[int] | None = None, update_preview: bool = True):
         """Render the panel widgets with the newest data from the Library.