diff --git a/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/GUI_Qt/flyingAgentGUI/src/controllerstatusbanner.cpp b/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/GUI_Qt/flyingAgentGUI/src/controllerstatusbanner.cpp
index 0ad01ec5525c2f54c5e440b7a2f84371e2a7f170..5063c21cdda79f36ff0b457231181ac4045403c5 100644
--- a/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/GUI_Qt/flyingAgentGUI/src/controllerstatusbanner.cpp
+++ b/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/GUI_Qt/flyingAgentGUI/src/controllerstatusbanner.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ void ControllerStatusBanner::setStatus(int new_status)
     // CHECK IF THE "new_status" IS DIFFERENT FROM THE "m_current_status"
     if (new_status!=m_current_status)
     {
+        // UPDATE THE CLASS VARIABLE TO THE NEW STATUS
+        m_current_status = new_status;
+
         // SWITCH BETWEEN THE POSSIBLE STATUS VALUES
         switch (new_status)
         {
diff --git a/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/GUI_Qt/flyingAgentGUI/src/controllertabs.cpp b/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/GUI_Qt/flyingAgentGUI/src/controllertabs.cpp
index 52d7c5f3ee0602eeb481fb3ce29fda352deaa616..c29d10d692ea6cf2e3e89f0bf6af1558c509b5b4 100644
--- a/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/GUI_Qt/flyingAgentGUI/src/controllertabs.cpp
+++ b/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/GUI_Qt/flyingAgentGUI/src/controllertabs.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void ControllerTabs::poseDataReceivedCallback(const dfall_pkg::ViconData& viconD
 // > For the controller currently operating, received on "controllerUsedSubscriber"
 void ControllerTabs::controllerUsedChangedCallback(const std_msgs::Int32& msg)
 {
-    //ROS_INFO_STEAM("[COORDINATOR ROW GUI] Controller Used Changed Callback called for agentID = " << m_agentID);
+    //ROS_INFO_STREAM("[COORDINATOR ROW GUI] Controller Used Changed Callback called with msg.data = " << msg.data);
     setControllerEnabled(msg.data);
 }
 #endif
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@ void ControllerTabs::setControllerEnabled(int new_controller)
 {
     // Define the tab text highlight colour locally
     const static QColor tab_text_colour_highlight = QColor(40,120,40);
-    // Define the on string and style sheet setting locally
-    const static QString style_sheet_string_for_on  = "background-color:rgb(40,120,40);";
-    const static QString text_for_controller_isOn = "A\nC\nT\nI\nV\nE";
 
     // First set everything back to normal colouring
     setAllTabLabelsToNormalColouring();