diff --git a/ext/bg/js/options-form.js b/ext/bg/js/options-form.js
index 1fcd0838..983ef51d 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/options-form.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/options-form.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function onDictionaryImport() {
     const dictError = $('#dict-error');
     dictError.hide();
 
-    const dictProgress = $('#dict-import-progress');
+    const dictProgress = $('.dict-import-progress');
     dictProgress.show();
 
     const dictSpinner = $('#dict-spinner');
diff --git a/ext/bg/options.html b/ext/bg/options.html
index 57c6a482..4f74a58e 100644
--- a/ext/bg/options.html
+++ b/ext/bg/options.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../lib/bootstrap-3.3.6-dist/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css">
         <style>
             #anki-spinner, #anki-general, #anki-error,
-            #dict-spinner, #dict-import-progress, .dict-delete-progress,
+            #dict-spinner, .dict-import-progress, .dict-delete-progress,
             #options-advanced {
                 display: none;
             }
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
                     <span></span>
                 </div>
 
-                <div class="progress" id="dict-import-progress">
+                <div class="dict-import-progress">Dictionary data is being imported, please be patient...</div>
+                <div class="progress dict-import-progress">
                     <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-striped" style="width: 0%"></div>
                 </div>