diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index b0aabbb89..978a3b665 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ if [[ -n $SO_ERROR ]]; then
 	whiptail_setup_failed
 else 
 	{
+		export percentage=95 # set to last percentage used in previous subshell
 		if [[ -n $ALLOW_ROLE && -n $ALLOW_CIDR ]]; then 
 			set_progress_str 98 "Running so-allow -${ALLOW_ROLE} for ${ALLOW_CIDR}"
 			IP=$ALLOW_CIDR so-allow -$ALLOW_ROLE >> $setup_log 2>&1