diff --git a/components/UnshieldTab.vue b/components/UnshieldTab.vue
index ca3b1a0..4cd69fd 100644
--- a/components/UnshieldTab.vue
+++ b/components/UnshieldTab.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
           <div class='text-4xl mt-10'>Unshield</div>
           <div class='text-lg'>
             <div v-if="accountStore.incogniteeBalance < existential_deposit * 4">
-              <i><b>Your balance on Incognitee is too low to unshield. Please go back to step 2</b></i>
+              <i><b>Your balance on Incognitee is getting low. Please go back to step 2 to top up</b></i>
             </div>
             <div class='mt-4'>
               By clicking the ”Unshield” button, you perform a transfer of 30% of your Incognitee
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
             </div>
             <div>
               <UButton class="btn btn_gradient" @click="unshieldFunds">Unshield Funds</UButton>
+              <div>{{ topStatus }}</div>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -27,9 +28,11 @@ import {formatBalance} from "@polkadot/util";
 
 import {useAccount} from '@/store/account.ts'
 import {useIncognitee} from '@/store/incognitee.ts'
+import {ref} from "vue";
 
 const accountStore = useAccount()
 const incogniteeStore = useIncognitee()
+const topStatus = ref('')
 const existential_deposit = 10000000000;
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['change-tab'])
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ formatBalance.setDefaults({
 });
 const unshieldFunds = () => {
   console.log('will unshield 30% of your private funds to same account on L1');
+  topStatus.value = 'will unshield 30% of your private funds to same account on L1'
   const balance = accountStore.incogniteeBalance
   // todo! instead of sending 30% we should check fees explicitly and handle edge cases
   const amount = Math.floor(0.30 * balance)
@@ -53,13 +57,14 @@ const unshieldFunds = () => {
       signer.address,
       amount
   ).then((hash) => {
+    topStatus.value = 'Triggered unshielding of funds successfully. please proceed to step 5'
     console.log(`trustedOperationHash: ${hash}`)
     // todo! wait for evidence on L1
-    emit('change-tab', 4);
+    // emit('change-tab', 4);
   });
 
   // todo! remove this and only change tab upon success above
-  emit('change-tab', 4);
+  // emit('change-tab', 4);
 };
 
 </script>