diff --git a/source/ngc/fileop.c b/source/ngc/fileop.c
index e8192c5..31eb515 100644
--- a/source/ngc/fileop.c
+++ b/source/ngc/fileop.c
@@ -440,13 +440,12 @@ LoadFileBuf (char * rbuffer, char *filepath, u32 length, int method, bool silent
 					fstat(file->_file, &fileinfo);
 					size = fileinfo.st_size;
 
-					memcpy (rbuffer, zipbuffer, 2048); // copy what we already read
+					memcpy (rbuffer, zipbuffer, readsize); // copy what we already read
 
-					ShowProgress ("Loading...", 2048, length);
-
-					u32 offset = 2048;
+					u32 offset = readsize;
 					while(offset < size)
 					{
+						ShowProgress ("Loading...", offset, size);
 						readsize = fread (rbuffer + offset, 1, (1024*512), file); // read in 512K chunks
 
 						if(readsize <= 0 || readsize > (1024*512))
@@ -454,7 +453,6 @@ LoadFileBuf (char * rbuffer, char *filepath, u32 length, int method, bool silent
 
 						if(readsize > 0)
 							offset += readsize;
-						ShowProgress ("Loading...", offset, length);
 					}
 
 					if(offset != size) // # bytes read doesn't match # expected
diff --git a/source/ngc/menudraw.c b/source/ngc/menudraw.c
index 4de173f..ac2d227 100644
--- a/source/ngc/menudraw.c
+++ b/source/ngc/menudraw.c
@@ -807,6 +807,8 @@ ShowProgress (const char *msg, int done, int total)
 		return;
 	else if(done > total) // this shouldn't happen
 		done = total;
+	else if(total < (256*1024)) // don't bother showing progress for small files
+		return;
 
 	int xpos, ypos;
 	int i;