diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/base.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/base.py
index 9e47183bc7..57f970bffd 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/base.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/base.py
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ class BaseWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             return "studio"
         return ""
 
+    def hierarchical_style_update(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "{} not implemented `hierarchical_style_update`".format(
+                self.__class__.__name__
+            )
+        )
+
     def show_actions_menu(self, event):
         print("Show actions for {}".format(self.entity.path))
 
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ class BaseWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 class InputWidget(BaseWidget):
     def update_style(self):
         state = self.get_style_state(
-            self.entity.is_invalid,
+            self.is_invalid,
             self.entity.has_unsaved_changes,
             self.entity.has_project_override,
             self.entity.has_studio_override
@@ -57,6 +64,9 @@ class InputWidget(BaseWidget):
             self.label_widget.setProperty("state", state)
             self.label_widget.style().polish(self.label_widget)
 
+    def hierarchical_style_update(self):
+        self.update_style()
+
 
 class GUIWidget(BaseWidget):
     separator_height = 2
@@ -97,3 +107,6 @@ class GUIWidget(BaseWidget):
 
     def _on_entity_change(self):
         pass
+
+    def hierarchical_style_update(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
index 304237443d..d34bd022af 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/categories.py
@@ -530,9 +530,12 @@ class SystemWidget(SettingsCategoryWidget):
 
         self.add_children_gui()
 
+        self.ignore_input_changes.set_ignore(True)
+
         for input_field in self.input_fields:
             input_field.set_entity_value()
-        # self.hierarchical_style_update()
+
+        self.ignore_input_changes.set_ignore(False)
 
         self.set_state(CategoryState.Idle)
 
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/dict_mutable_widget.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/dict_mutable_widget.py
index 2120593915..86f50a8c7a 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/dict_mutable_widget.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/dict_mutable_widget.py
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ class DictMutableKeysWidget(BaseWidget):
 
     def update_style(self):
         _style_state = self.get_style_state(
-            self.entity.is_invalid,
+            self.is_invalid,
             self.entity.has_unsaved_changes,
             self.entity.has_project_override,
             self.entity.has_studio_override
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_widgets.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_widgets.py
index 2ec2705a60..4fd3ca15de 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_widgets.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_widgets.py
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ class DictImmutableKeysWidget(BaseWidget):
         for input_field in self.input_fields:
             input_field.set_entity_value()
 
+    def hierarchical_style_update(self):
+        self.update_style()
+        for input_field in self.input_fields:
+            input_field.hierarchical_style_update()
+
     def update_style(self, is_overriden=None):
         child_has_studio_override = self.entity.child_has_studio_override
         child_modified = self.entity.has_unsaved_changes
@@ -438,6 +443,9 @@ class PathWidget(BaseWidget):
     def set_entity_value(self):
         self.input_field.set_entity_value()
 
+    def hierarchical_style_update(self):
+        self.input_field.hierarchical_style_update()
+
     def _on_entity_change(self):
         print("_on_entity_change", self.__class__.__name__, self.entity.path)
 
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/list_item_widget.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/list_item_widget.py
index 3cd4f3e742..de385afb0e 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/list_item_widget.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/list_item_widget.py
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ class ListItem(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self.up_btn.setEnabled(True)
             self.down_btn.setEnabled(True)
 
+    def hierarchical_style_update(self):
+        self.input_field.hierarchical_style_update()
+
 
 class ListWidget(InputWidget):
     def create_ui(self):
@@ -325,3 +328,12 @@ class ListWidget(InputWidget):
         self.empty_row.setVisible(self.count() == 0)
 
         self.updateGeometry()
+
+    def update_style(self):
+        # print("ListWidget update_style")
+        pass
+
+    def hierarchical_style_update(self):
+        self.update_style()
+        for input_field in self.input_fields:
+            input_field.hierarchical_style_update()