diff --git a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
index 68b416439..6153683d1 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/progresswindow.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ void CProgressWindow::Init(	signal<void, size_t, size_t, string> *statusSignal,
 	//create local_bar object
 	local_bar = getProgressItem();
 
-	//create global_bar object
-	global_bar = getProgressItem();
+	//NI - create global_bar object only if needed
+	if (globalSignal)
+		global_bar = getProgressItem();
 
 	//set window height
 	h_height = ccw_head->getHeight();