diff --git a/src/octoprint/plugins/svgtogcode/static/js/working_area.js b/src/octoprint/plugins/svgtogcode/static/js/working_area.js
index 22fd5848..c5a585d8 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/plugins/svgtogcode/static/js/working_area.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/plugins/svgtogcode/static/js/working_area.js
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ $(function(){
 		self.mm2svgUnits = function(val){
 			return val * self.svgDPI()/25.4;
 		};
+		
+		self.isPlaced = function(file){
+			if(file === undefined) return false;
+
+			var filePlaced = ko.utils.arrayFirst(this.placedDesigns(), function(d) {
+				return d.name === file.name; 
+			});
+			return filePlaced;
+		};
 
 		self.placeGcode = function(file){
 			var previewId = self.getEntryId(file);
diff --git a/src/octoprint/plugins/svgtogcode/templates/override_index.jinja2 b/src/octoprint/plugins/svgtogcode/templates/override_index.jinja2
index 8b557e00..f02eec9a 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/plugins/svgtogcode/templates/override_index.jinja2
+++ b/src/octoprint/plugins/svgtogcode/templates/override_index.jinja2
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@
 															<div class="btn-group action-buttons">
 																<a class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="attr: {href: $root.downloadLink($data), css: {disabled: !$root.downloadLink($data)}}"><i class="icon-download-alt" title="{{ _('Download') }}"></i></a>
 																<div class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="click: function() { if ($root.enableRemove($data)) { $root.removeFile($data); } else { return; } }, css: {disabled: !$root.enableRemove($data)}"><i class="icon-trash" title="{{ _('Remove') }}"></i></div>
-																<div class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="click: function() { $root.workingArea.removeSVG($data); }, css: {disabled: !$root.enableSVGConversion($data)}"><i class="icon-remove" title="{{ _('remove') }}"></i></div>
+																<!--<div class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="click: function() { $root.workingArea.removeSVG($data); }, css: {disabled: !$root.enableSVGConversion($data)}"><i class="icon-remove" title="{{ _('remove') }}"></i></div>-->
 																<!--<div class="btn btn-mini"  data-bind="click: function() { if ($root.enableSelect($data)) { $root.startGcodeWithSafetyWarning($data); } else { return; } }, css: {disabled: !$root.enableSelect($data)}"><i class="icon-fire" title="{{ _('Load and Laser') }}"></i></div>-->
-																<div class="btn btn-mini"  data-bind="click: function() { $root.workingArea.placeGcode($data); }"><i class="icon-ok" title="{{ _('Use') }}"></i></div>
+																<div class="btn btn-mini"  data-bind="click: function() { if(!$root.workingArea.isPlaced($data)){ $root.workingArea.placeGcode($data); } }, css: {disabled: $root.workingArea.isPlaced($data)}"><i class="icon-ok" title="{{ _('Use') }}"></i></div>
 															</div>
 														</div>
 													</script>
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@
 															<div class="btn-group action-buttons">
 																<a class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="attr: {href: $root.downloadLink($data), css: {disabled: !$root.downloadLink($data)}}"><i class="icon-download-alt" title="{{ _('Download') }}"></i></a>
 																<div class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="click: function() { if ($root.enableRemove($data)) { $root.removeFile($data); } else { return; } }, css: {disabled: !$root.enableRemove($data)}"><i class="icon-trash" title="{{ _('Remove') }}"></i></div>
-																<div class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="click: function() { $root.workingArea.removeSVG($data); }, css: {disabled: !$root.enableSVGConversion($data)}"><i class="icon-remove" title="{{ _('remove') }}"></i></div>
-																<div class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="click: function() { $root.workingArea.placeSVG($data); }, css: {disabled: !$root.enableSVGConversion($data)}"><i class="icon-ok" title="{{ _('Use') }}"></i></div>
+																<!--<div class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="click: function() { $root.workingArea.removeSVG($data); }, css: {disabled: !$root.enableSVGConversion($data)}"><i class="icon-remove" title="{{ _('remove') }}"></i></div>-->
+																<div class="btn btn-mini" data-bind="click: function() { if(!$root.workingArea.isPlaced($data)){ $root.workingArea.placeSVG($data); } }, css: {disabled: $root.workingArea.isPlaced($data)}"><i class="icon-ok" title="{{ _('Use') }}"></i></div>
 															</div>
 														</div>
 													</script>