diff --git a/network/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/p2p/network/NetworkStressTest.java b/network/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/p2p/network/NetworkStressTest.java
index 49e90678fe..650dbcbcae 100644
--- a/network/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/p2p/network/NetworkStressTest.java
+++ b/network/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/p2p/network/NetworkStressTest.java
@@ -114,17 +114,19 @@ public class NetworkStressTest {
 
     /** Print a progress bar based on the given character. */
     private void printProgress(char c, int n) {
+        if (n < 1)
+            return;  // nothing to represent
+
         long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        if (now - lastProgressUpdateMillis < 500)
-            return;  // throttle message printing below half a second
+        if ((n != 1) && ((now - lastProgressUpdateMillis) < 500))
+            return;  // throttle message printing below half a second (but last one is always printed)
         lastProgressUpdateMillis = now;
-        if (n > 0) {
-            String hdr = String.format("\r%s> ", this.getClass().getSimpleName());
-            String msg = (hdr.length() - 1/*carriage return*/ + n + 1/*final space*/ > terminalColumns)
-                    ? String.format("%c*%d", c, n)
-                    : nChars(c, n);
-            System.out.print(hdr + msg + ' ');
-        }
+
+        String hdr = String.format("\r%s> ", this.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        String msg = (hdr.length() - 1/*carriage return*/ + n + 1/*final space*/ > terminalColumns)
+                ? String.format("%c*%d", c, n)
+                : nChars(c, n);
+        System.out.print(hdr + msg + ' ');
         if (n == 1)
             System.out.print('\n');
         System.out.flush();