diff --git a/app/dialog/progress/progress.cpp b/app/dialog/progress/progress.cpp
index 421404793..32f47e6e5 100644
--- a/app/dialog/progress/progress.cpp
+++ b/app/dialog/progress/progress.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@
 
 namespace olive {
 
+#define super QDialog
+
 ProgressDialog::ProgressDialog(const QString& message, const QString& title, QWidget *parent) :
-  QDialog(parent),
-  show_progress_(true)
+  super(parent),
+  show_progress_(true),
+  first_show_(true)
 {
   if (!title.isEmpty()) {
     setWindowTitle(title);
@@ -77,18 +80,26 @@ ProgressDialog::ProgressDialog(const QString& message, const QString& title, QWi
 
 void ProgressDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *e)
 {
-  QDialog::showEvent(e);
+  super::showEvent(e);
 
-  elapsed_timer_lbl_->Start();
+  if (first_show_) {
+    elapsed_timer_lbl_->Start();
 
-  Core::instance()->main_window()->SetApplicationProgressStatus(MainWindow::kProgressShow);
+    Core::instance()->main_window()->SetApplicationProgressStatus(MainWindow::kProgressShow);
+
+    first_show_ = false;
+  }
 }
 
 void ProgressDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e)
 {
-  QDialog::closeEvent(e);
+  super::closeEvent(e);
 
   Core::instance()->main_window()->SetApplicationProgressStatus(MainWindow::kProgressNone);
+
+  elapsed_timer_lbl_->Stop();
+
+  first_show_ = true;
 }
 
 void ProgressDialog::SetProgress(double value)
diff --git a/app/dialog/progress/progress.h b/app/dialog/progress/progress.h
index cbe450b69..123417762 100644
--- a/app/dialog/progress/progress.h
+++ b/app/dialog/progress/progress.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ private:
 
   bool show_progress_;
 
+  bool first_show_;
+
 private slots:
   void DisableSenderWidget();
 
diff --git a/app/dialog/task/task.cpp b/app/dialog/task/task.cpp
index 504411e97..8b16bd944 100644
--- a/app/dialog/task/task.cpp
+++ b/app/dialog/task/task.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@
 
 namespace olive {
 
+#define super ProgressDialog
+
 TaskDialog::TaskDialog(Task* task, const QString& title, QWidget *parent) :
-  ProgressDialog(task->GetTitle(), title, parent),
+  super(task->GetTitle(), title, parent),
   task_(task),
-  destroy_on_close_(true)
+  destroy_on_close_(true),
+  already_shown_(false)
 {
   // Clear task when this dialog is destroyed
   task_->setParent(this);
@@ -42,17 +45,21 @@ TaskDialog::TaskDialog(Task* task, const QString& title, QWidget *parent) :
 
 void TaskDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *e)
 {
-  ProgressDialog::showEvent(e);
+  super::showEvent(e);
 
-  // Create watcher for when the task finishes
-  QFutureWatcher<bool>* task_watcher = new QFutureWatcher<bool>();
+  if (!already_shown_) {
+    // Create watcher for when the task finishes
+    QFutureWatcher<bool>* task_watcher = new QFutureWatcher<bool>();
 
-  // Listen for when the task finishes
-  connect(task_watcher, &QFutureWatcher<bool>::finished,
-          this, &TaskDialog::TaskFinished, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    // Listen for when the task finishes
+    connect(task_watcher, &QFutureWatcher<bool>::finished,
+            this, &TaskDialog::TaskFinished, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
-  // Run task in another thread with QtConcurrent
-  task_watcher->setFuture(QtConcurrent::run(task_, &Task::Start));
+    // Run task in another thread with QtConcurrent
+    task_watcher->setFuture(QtConcurrent::run(task_, &Task::Start));
+
+    already_shown_ = true;
+  }
 }
 
 void TaskDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e)
@@ -61,7 +68,10 @@ void TaskDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e)
   task_->Cancel();
 
   // Standard close function
-  ProgressDialog::closeEvent(e);
+  super::closeEvent(e);
+
+  // Reset shown
+  already_shown_ = false;
 
   // Clean up this task and dialog
   if (destroy_on_close_) {
diff --git a/app/dialog/task/task.h b/app/dialog/task/task.h
index 7143d4b31..8abb4a060 100644
--- a/app/dialog/task/task.h
+++ b/app/dialog/task/task.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ private:
 
   bool destroy_on_close_;
 
+  bool already_shown_;
+
 private slots:
   void TaskFinished();