diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/sdmxexportwidget/client/progress/SDMXExportProgressBarUpdater.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/sdmxexportwidget/client/progress/SDMXExportProgressBarUpdater.java
index 6301ac5..33d488c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/sdmxexportwidget/client/progress/SDMXExportProgressBarUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/sdmxexportwidget/client/progress/SDMXExportProgressBarUpdater.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class SDMXExportProgressBarUpdater implements SDMXExportProgressListener
 	 */
 	public SDMXExportProgressBarUpdater(ProgressBar progressBar) {
 		this.progressBar = progressBar;
+		this.progressBar.updateProgress(0, "Please Wait...");
 	}