diff --git a/resources/wx_gui/gui_download.py b/resources/wx_gui/gui_download.py
index a926f8570..1d6c028a6 100644
--- a/resources/wx_gui/gui_download.py
+++ b/resources/wx_gui/gui_download.py
@@ -64,10 +64,15 @@ class DownloadFrame(wx.Frame):
 
         self.download_obj.download()
         while self.download_obj.is_active():
-            if self.download_obj.get_percent() == -1:
+            percentage: int = self.download_obj.get_percent()
+
+            if percentage == -1:
                 amount_str = f"{utilities.human_fmt(self.download_obj.downloaded_file_size)} downloaded"
+                progress_bar.Pulse()
             else:
-                amount_str = f"{utilities.human_fmt(self.download_obj.downloaded_file_size)} downloaded of {utilities.human_fmt(self.download_obj.total_file_size)} ({self.download_obj.get_percent():.2f}%)"
+                amount_str = f"{utilities.human_fmt(self.download_obj.downloaded_file_size)} downloaded of {utilities.human_fmt(self.download_obj.total_file_size)} ({percentage:.2f}%)"
+                progress_bar.SetValue(int(percentage))
+
             label_amount.SetLabel(amount_str)
             label_amount.Centre(wx.HORIZONTAL)
 
@@ -79,7 +84,6 @@ class DownloadFrame(wx.Frame):
                 f"Estimated time remaining: {utilities.seconds_to_readable_time(self.download_obj.get_time_remaining())}"
             )
 
-            progress_bar.SetValue(int(self.download_obj.get_percent()))
             wx.Yield()
 
         if self.download_obj.download_complete is False and self.user_cancelled is False:
diff --git a/resources/wx_gui/gui_update.py b/resources/wx_gui/gui_update.py
index 43ddfcc3f..2b00b8631 100644
--- a/resources/wx_gui/gui_update.py
+++ b/resources/wx_gui/gui_update.py
@@ -89,7 +89,15 @@ class UpdateFrame(wx.Frame):
         self.frame.Show()
         wx.Yield()
 
-        download_obj = network_handler.DownloadObject(url, self.constants.payload_path / "OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app.zip")
+        download_obj = None
+        def _fetch_update() -> None:
+            nonlocal download_obj
+            download_obj = network_handler.DownloadObject(url, self.constants.payload_path / "OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app.zip")
+
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=_fetch_update)
+        thread.start()
+        while thread.is_alive():
+            wx.Yield()
 
         gui_download.DownloadFrame(
             self.frame,