diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.cpp
index 5363a41d3c..18ce56ffba 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     /// 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    virtual void fixup(QString& stringValue) const
+    virtual void fixup(QString& stringValue) const override
     {
         double doubleValue = stringValue.toDouble();
         doubleValue = qBound(bottom(), doubleValue, top());
@@ -116,15 +116,18 @@ void PdmUiDoubleSliderEditor::configureAndUpdateUi(const QString& uiConfigName)
         uiObject->editorAttribute(field()->fieldHandle(), uiConfigName, &m_attributes);
     }
     
-    m_slider->setMaximum(m_attributes.m_sliderResolution);
+    QString textValue = field()->uiValue().toString();
+
+    m_slider->blockSignals(true);
+    m_slider->setMaximum(m_attributes.m_sliderTickCount);
+    m_slider->blockSignals(false);
 
     PdmDoubleValidator* pdmValidator = new PdmDoubleValidator(m_attributes.m_minimum, m_attributes.m_maximum, m_attributes.m_decimals, this);
-    m_lineEdit->setValidator(pdmValidator);
-
-    QString textValue = field()->uiValue().toString();
     pdmValidator->fixup(textValue);
-
+    
+    m_lineEdit->setValidator(pdmValidator);
     m_lineEdit->setText(textValue);
+
     updateSliderPosition();
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +147,6 @@ QWidget* PdmUiDoubleSliderEditor::createEditorWidget(QWidget * parent)
     connect(m_lineEdit, SIGNAL(editingFinished()), this, SLOT(slotEditingFinished()));
 
     m_slider = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal, containerWidget);
-    
 
     layout->addWidget(m_lineEdit);
     layout->addWidget(m_slider);
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.h
index eeb71db6e5..dba27056c8 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDoubleSliderEditor.h
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ public:
         m_minimum = 0;
         m_maximum = 10;
         m_decimals = 6;
-        m_sliderResolution = 2000;
+        m_sliderTickCount = 2000;
     }
 
 public:
     double  m_minimum;
     double  m_maximum;
     int     m_decimals;
-    int     m_sliderResolution;
+    int     m_sliderTickCount;
 };