diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.cpp b/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.cpp
index 57e2eb4ae..6d4465f81 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.cpp
@@ -217,11 +217,10 @@ ResultsListWidget::retranslate()
 void
 ResultsListWidget::requirementsChanged()
 {
-    if ( m_config->requirementsModel()->count() < m_requirementsSeen )
+    if ( !isModelFilled() )
     {
         return;
     }
-    m_requirementsSeen = m_config->requirementsModel()->count();
 
     // Check that all are satisfied (gives warnings if not) and
     // all *mandatory* entries are satisfied (gives errors if not).
@@ -281,6 +280,18 @@ ResultsListWidget::requirementsChanged()
     retranslate();
 }
 
+bool
+ResultsListWidget::isModelFilled()
+{
+    if ( m_config->requirementsModel()->count() < m_requirementsSeen )
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    m_requirementsSeen = m_config->requirementsModel()->count();
+    return true;
+}
+
+
 #include "utils/moc-warnings.h"
 
 #include "ResultsListWidget.moc"
diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.h b/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.h
index e5e64052f..f4f23293b 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.h
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.h
@@ -33,17 +33,31 @@ private:
 
     void retranslate();
 
-    QList< ResultWidget* > m_resultWidgets;  ///< One widget for each unsatisfied entry
+    /** @brief The model can be reset and re-filled, is it full yet?
+     *
+     * We count how many requirements we have seen; since the model
+     * does not shrink, we can avoid reacting to model-is-cleared
+     * events because the size of the model is then (briefly) smaller
+     * than what we expect.
+     *
+     * Returns true if the model contains at least m_requirementsSeen
+     * elements, and updates m_requirementsSeen. (Which is why the
+     * method is not const)
+     */
+    bool isModelFilled();
+
+    /** @brief A list of widgets, one per entry in the requirements model
+     *
+     * Unsatisfied entries have a non-null widget pointer, while requirements
+     * entries that **are** satisfied have no widget.
+     */
+    QList< ResultWidget* > m_resultWidgets;
     Config* m_config = nullptr;
 
     // UI parts, which need updating when the model changes
     QLabel* m_explanation = nullptr;
     QBoxLayout* m_mainLayout = nullptr;
     QBoxLayout* m_entriesLayout = nullptr;
-    // We count how many requirements we have seen; since the model
-    // does not shrink, we can avoid reacting to model-is-cleared
-    // events because the size of the model is then (briefly) smaller
-    // than what we expect.
     int m_requirementsSeen = 0;
 };