Reference File Display

In SS2 when a reference file was not found it would display in RED but the Display toggle for the reference file would still be toggled on.

In SS4 when a reference file was not found it would display in RED but the Display toggle for the reference file is now toggled off - why did this behavior change?

We have some specific seed files we have set up with dummy reference file names and the user goes in selects the file and browses to their project folders and replaces the dummy file with their own and the setting for level symbology display settings etc. are preset for them and they are done now they need to toggle on the display setting as well not a big deal but its now an extra set and can't figure out why you would change behavior

Thanks