diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index fb5706ec4..314d5f77d 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ detect_os() {
 installer_progress_loop() {
 	local i=0
 	while true; do
-		((i++))
+		[[ $i -lt 98 ]] && ((i++))
 		set_progress_str "$i" 'Checking that all required packages are installed and enabled...' nolog
 		[[ $i -gt 0 ]] && sleep 5s
 	done
diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index d7cbec540..8eb267379 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ fi
 
 percentage=0
 {
-	installer_progress_loop & # Run progress bar to 100 in ~8 minutes while waiting for package installs
+	installer_progress_loop & # Run progress bar to 98 in ~8 minutes while waiting for package installs
 	progress_bg_proc=$!
 	installer_prereq_packages
 	install_success=$?