makes some uis no longer automatically update

code/game/objects/items/weapons/bio_chips/bio_chip_pad.dm

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 	C.forceMove(src)
 	case = C
 	update_icon(UPDATE_ICON_STATE)
+	SStgui.update_uis(src)
 
 /obj/item/bio_chip_pad/proc/eject_case(mob/user)
 	if(!case)
@@ -52,13 +53,9 @@
 		if(user.put_in_hands(case))
 			add_fingerprint(user)
 			case.add_fingerprint(user)
-			case = null
-			update_icon(UPDATE_ICON_STATE)
-			return
-
-	case.forceMove(get_turf(src))
 	case = null
 	update_icon(UPDATE_ICON_STATE)
+	SStgui.update_uis(src)
 
 /obj/item/bio_chip_pad/AltClick(mob/user)
 	if(user.stat || HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_HANDS_BLOCKED) || !Adjacent(user))
@@ -73,6 +70,7 @@
 	ui = SStgui.try_update_ui(user, src, ui)
 	if(!ui)
 		ui = new(user, src, "BioChipPad", name)
+		ui.set_autoupdate(FALSE)
 		ui.open()
 
 /obj/item/bio_chip_pad/ui_data(mob/user)
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@
 /obj/item/bio_chip_pad/ui_act(action, list/params, datum/tgui/ui, datum/ui_state/state)
 	if(..())
 		return
-
+	. = TRUE
 	switch(action)
 		if("eject_case")
 			eject_case(ui.user)

code/modules/hydroponics/gene_modder.dm

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 	ui = SStgui.try_update_ui(user, src, ui)
 	if(!ui)
 		ui = new(user, src, "GeneModder", name)
+		ui.set_autoupdate(FALSE)
 		ui.open()
 
 /obj/machinery/plantgenes/ui_data(mob/user)

code/modules/hydroponics/seed_extractor.dm

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 
 		if(loaded)
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You transfer [loaded] seeds from [O] into [src].</span>")
+			SStgui.update_uis(src)
 		else
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>There are no seeds in [O].</span>")
 		return
@@ -104,9 +105,9 @@
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You extract some seeds.</span>")
 		return
 	else if(istype(O,/obj/item/seeds))
-		if(add_seed(O, user))
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You add [O] to [name].</span>")
-			updateUsrDialog()
+		add_seed(O, user)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You add [O] to [name].</span>")
+		SStgui.update_uis(src)
 		return
 	else if(user.a_intent != INTENT_HARM)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can't extract any seeds from \the [O.name]!</span>")
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@
 	ui = SStgui.try_update_ui(user, src, ui)
 	if(!ui)
 		ui = new(user, src, "SeedExtractor", name)
+		ui.set_autoupdate(FALSE)
 		ui.open()
 
 /obj/machinery/seed_extractor/ui_data(mob/user)
@@ -157,18 +159,14 @@
 /obj/machinery/seed_extractor/ui_act(action, list/params, datum/tgui/ui, datum/ui_state/state)
 	if(..())
 		return
-	. = FALSE
+	. = TRUE
 	switch(action)
 		if("vend")
 			vend_seed(params["seedid"], params["seedvariant"], vend_amount)
 			add_fingerprint(usr)
-			. = TRUE
 		if("set_vend_amount")
-			if(!length(params["vend_amount"]))
-				return
 			vend_amount = clamp(params["vend_amount"], 1, MAX_DISPENSE_SEEDS)
 			add_fingerprint(usr)
-			. = TRUE
 
 /obj/machinery/seed_extractor/proc/vend_seed(seed_id, seed_variant, amount)
 	if(!seed_id)
@@ -221,7 +219,6 @@
 	pile_count++
 	piles += new_pile
 	O.forceMove(src)
-	return
 
 /datum/seed_pile
 	var/path