diff --git a/boranga/frontend/boranga/src/components/internal/occurrence/bulk_import_schema.vue b/boranga/frontend/boranga/src/components/internal/occurrence/bulk_import_schema.vue
index 2734e755..4cb1e333 100644
--- a/boranga/frontend/boranga/src/components/internal/occurrence/bulk_import_schema.vue
+++ b/boranga/frontend/boranga/src/components/internal/occurrence/bulk_import_schema.vue
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@
                                                         class="bi bi-copy me-2"></i>
                                                     Copy</button>
                                                 <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary me-2"
-                                                    @click.prevent="validate()"><i
+                                                    :disabled="validatingSchema" @click.prevent="validate()"><span
+                                                        v-if="validatingSchema"
+                                                        class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm me-1" role="status"
+                                                        aria-hidden="true"></span><i v-else
                                                         class="bi bi-card-checklist me-1"></i>
-                                                    Validate</button>
+                                                    Validat<template v-if="validatingSchema">ing</template><template v-else>e</template></button>
                                                 <a role="button" class="btn btn-primary"
                                                     :href="`/api/occurrence_report_bulk_import_schemas/${schema.id}/preview_import_file/?updated=${schema.datetime_updated}`"><i
                                                         class="bi bi-filetype-xlsx me-1"></i> Preview</a>
@@ -450,7 +453,7 @@
                                 <template v-if="schema.can_user_edit && selectedColumn.is_editable_by_user">
                                     <button
                                         v-if="selectedColumn.django_import_content_type && selectedColumn.django_import_field_name"
-                                        class="btn btn-primary btn-sm me-2" @click.prevent="save()"><i
+                                        class="btn btn-primary btn-sm me-2" @click.prevent="save()" :disabled="saving"><i
                                             class="bi bi-floppy-fill me-1"></i>
                                         Save
                                         Column <template v-if="saving"><span
@@ -458,13 +461,13 @@
                                                 aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                             <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span></template></button>
                                     <button class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" v-if="!selectedColumn.id"
-                                        @click.prevent="cancelAddingColumn(selectedColumn)"><i
+                                        @click.prevent="cancelAddingColumn(selectedColumn)" :disabled="saving"><i
                                             class="bi bi-x-circle-fill me-1"></i>
                                         Cancel
                                         Adding
                                         Column</button>
                                     <button v-else-if="selectedColumn.order != 0" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm"
-                                        @click.prevent="removeColumn(selectedColumn)"><i
+                                        @click.prevent="removeColumn(selectedColumn)" :disabled="saving"><i
                                             class="bi bi-trash3-fill me-1"></i>
                                         Delete
                                         Column</button>
@@ -497,12 +500,12 @@
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div v-if="schema.can_user_edit" class="col-md-6 text-end"><button
-                            class="btn btn-primary me-2 float-end" @click.prevent="save()">Save
+                            class="btn btn-primary me-2 float-end" @click.prevent="save()" :disabled="saving">Save
                             and
                             Continue <template v-if="saving"><span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm ms-2"
                                     role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                 <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span></template></button><button
-                            class="btn btn-primary me-2 float-end" @click.prevent="saveAndExit()">Save and Exit
+                            class="btn btn-primary me-2 float-end" @click.prevent="saveAndExit()" :disabled="saving">Save and Exit
                             <template v-if="saving"><span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm ms-2" role="status"
                                     aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                 <span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span>
@@ -536,7 +539,7 @@
                                                         choice[1] }}</template>
                                                 <template v-else>{{
                                                     choice[0]
-                                                    }}</template>
+                                                }}</template>
                                             </td>
                                         </tr>
                                     </tbody>
@@ -580,6 +583,7 @@ export default {
             showDjangoImportFieldSelect: false,
             newColumn: null,
             saving: false,
+            validatingSchema: false,
             errors: null
         }
     },
@@ -804,7 +808,7 @@ export default {
                     // Remove columns that are already in the schema
                     newColumns = newColumns.filter(newColumn => !this.schema.columns.some(column => column.django_import_field_name == newColumn.django_import_field_name))
 
-                    if(newColumns.length == 0) {
+                    if (newColumns.length == 0) {
                         swal.fire({
                             title: 'No New Columns Added',
                             text: 'All fields from the selected model are already in the schema',
@@ -821,7 +825,7 @@ export default {
                         newColumns = newColumns.filter(column => !column.xlsx_data_validation_allow_blank)
                     }
 
-                    if(newColumns.length == 0) {
+                    if (newColumns.length == 0) {
                         swal.fire({
                             title: 'No New Columns Added',
                             text: 'There are no mandatory fields from the selected model that are not already in the schema',
@@ -841,7 +845,7 @@ export default {
                     this.addEditMode = false
 
                     let lastColumnIndex = this.schema.columns.length;
-                    if(this.schema.columns.filter(column => column.django_import_content_type == selectedContentType).length > 0) {
+                    if (this.schema.columns.filter(column => column.django_import_content_type == selectedContentType).length > 0) {
                         let lastColumn = this.schema.columns.findLast(column => column.django_import_content_type == selectedContentType)
                         lastColumnIndex = this.schema.columns.indexOf(lastColumn) + 1
                     }
@@ -947,6 +951,7 @@ export default {
             this.save();
         },
         validate() {
+            this.validatingSchema = true;
             this.$http.get(`${api_endpoints.occurrence_report_bulk_import_schemas}${this.schema.id}/validate/`)
                 .then(response => {
                     swal.fire({
@@ -983,6 +988,9 @@ export default {
                         }
                     })
                 })
+                .finally(() => {
+                    this.validatingSchema = false;
+                })
         },
         save() {
             // If there is a column with no django_import_content_type or django_import_field_name, remove it
diff --git a/boranga/settings.py b/boranga/settings.py
index 47cd87c2..1b722baf 100755
--- a/boranga/settings.py
+++ b/boranga/settings.py
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ def show_toolbar(request):
 CRON_CLASSES = [
     "appmonitor_client.cron.CronJobAppMonitorClient",
     "boranga.cron.CronJobFetchNomosTaxonDataDaily",
+    "boranga.cron.CronJobOCRPreProcessBulkImportTasks",
+    "boranga.cron.CronJobOCRProcessBulkImportQueue",
 ]