diff --git a/plugins/builtin/include/content/views/view_pattern_editor.hpp b/plugins/builtin/include/content/views/view_pattern_editor.hpp
index fd9f61aad..c896b30ea 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/include/content/views/view_pattern_editor.hpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/include/content/views/view_pattern_editor.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         std::vector<std::fs::path> m_possiblePatternFiles;
         u32 m_selectedPatternFile = 0;
         bool m_runAutomatically   = false;
+        bool m_triggerEvaluation  = false;
 
         bool m_lastEvaluationProcessed = true;
         bool m_lastEvaluationResult    = false;
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index 654b2ed9e..3b034c445 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     if (ImGui::IconButton(ICON_VS_DEBUG_STOP, ImGui::GetCustomColorVec4(ImGuiCustomCol_ToolbarRed)))
                         runtime->abort();
                 } else {
-                    if (ImGui::IconButton(ICON_VS_DEBUG_START, ImGui::GetCustomColorVec4(ImGuiCustomCol_ToolbarGreen))) {
+                    if (ImGui::IconButton(ICON_VS_DEBUG_START, ImGui::GetCustomColorVec4(ImGuiCustomCol_ToolbarGreen)) || this->m_triggerEvaluation) {
+                        this->m_triggerEvaluation = false;
                         this->evaluatePattern(this->m_textEditor.GetText(), provider);
                     }
                 }
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     void ViewPatternEditor::appendEditorText(const std::string &text) {
         this->m_textEditor.SetCursorPosition(TextEditor::Coordinates { this->m_textEditor.GetTotalLines(), 0 });
         this->m_textEditor.InsertText(hex::format("\n{0}", text));
-        this->m_hasUnevaluatedChanges = true;
+        this->m_triggerEvaluation = true;
     }
 
     void ViewPatternEditor::appendVariable(const std::string &type) {