diff --git a/modules/core/validator.js b/modules/core/validator.js
index e70a3f65a..84f4c1641 100644
--- a/modules/core/validator.js
+++ b/modules/core/validator.js
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export function coreValidator(context) {
     };
 
 
-    // when the user changes the squaring thereshold, rerun this on all buildings
-    validator.changeSquareThreshold = function() {
+    // must update issues when the user changes the unsquare thereshold
+    validator.reloadUnsquareIssues = function() {
 
         reloadUnsquareIssues(_headCache, context.graph());
         reloadUnsquareIssues(_baseCache, context.history().base());
diff --git a/modules/ui/issues.js b/modules/ui/issues.js
index e5b5d1e45..780741282 100644
--- a/modules/ui/issues.js
+++ b/modules/ui/issues.js
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ export function uiIssues(context) {
             .property('value', degStr);
 
         context.storage('validate-square-degrees', degStr);
-        context.validator().changeSquareThreshold(degNum);
+        context.validator().reloadUnsquareIssues();
     }