diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index a3a7e592..b10eafde 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -423,10 +423,9 @@ class Remove(AtomicOperation):
         for fileinfo in self.files.list:
             self.remove_file(fileinfo)
             removed += 1
-            ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.progressed, 
-                          operation = "removing", 
-                          percent = progress.update(removed), 
-                          info = _("Removing package %s") % self.package_name)
+            ctx.ui.display_progress(operation = "removing", 
+                                    percent = progress.update(removed), 
+                                    info = _("Removing package %s") % self.package_name)
 
         txn = ctx.dbenv.txn_begin()
         try:
diff --git a/pisi/cli/__init__.py b/pisi/cli/__init__.py
index effce83a..b5a1a550 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/__init__.py
@@ -123,14 +123,22 @@ class CLI(UI):
                 return True
 
             return False
-            
-    def display_progress(self, **ka):
-        totalsize = '%.1f %s' % pisi.util.human_readable_size(ka['total_size']) 
-        out = '\r%-30.30s (%s)%3d%% %9.2f %s [%s]' % \
-            (ka['filename'], totalsize, ka['percent'], 
-             ka['rate'], ka['symbol'], ka['eta'])
-        self.output(out)
-        if ka['percent'] == 100:
+
+    def display_progress(self, operation, percent, info="", **ka):
+        """ display progress of any operation """
+
+        if operation == "removing":
+            return
+        elif operation == "fetching":
+            totalsize = '%.1f %s' % pisi.util.human_readable_size(ka['total_size']) 
+            out = '\r%-30.30s (%s)%3d%% %9.2f %s [%s]' % \
+                (ka['filename'], totalsize, percent,
+                 ka['rate'], ka['symbol'], ka['eta'])
+            self.output(out)
+        else:
+            self.output("\r%s (%d%%)" % (keywords['info'], percent))
+
+        if percent == 100:
             self.output(colorize(_(' [complete]\n'), 'gray'))
 
     def status(self, msg = None):
@@ -150,11 +158,6 @@ class CLI(UI):
             msg = _('Configured %s') % keywords['package'].name
         elif event == ui.extracting:
             msg = _('Extracting the files of %s') % keywords['name']
-        if event == ui.progressed:
-            self.output("\r%s (%d%%)" % (keywords['info'], keywords['percent']))
-            if keywords['percent'] == 100:
-                self.output(colorize(_(' [complete]\n'), 'gray'))
-            msg = None
         else:
             msg = None
         if msg:
diff --git a/pisi/fetcher.py b/pisi/fetcher.py
index 7a1d80f0..1e99f728 100644
--- a/pisi/fetcher.py
+++ b/pisi/fetcher.py
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ class Fetcher:
                 if p.update(downloaded_size):
                     self.percent = p.percent
                     if not self.complete:
-                        ctx.ui.display_progress(filename = self.url.filename(),
+                        ctx.ui.display_progress(operation = "fetching",
                                                 percent = self.percent,
+                                                filename = self.url.filename(),
                                                 total_size = total_size,
                                                 downloaded_size = downloaded_size,
                                                 rate = self.rate,
diff --git a/pisi/index.py b/pisi/index.py
index d99b8ba8..4e5def26 100644
--- a/pisi/index.py
+++ b/pisi/index.py
@@ -108,10 +108,9 @@ class Index(XmlFile):
 
         def update_progress():
             self.processed += 1
-            ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.progressed, 
-                          operation = "updatingrepo",
-                          percent = self.progress.update(self.processed), 
-                          info = _("Updating package database of %s") % repo)
+            ctx.ui.display_progress(operation = "updatingrepo",
+                                    percent = self.progress.update(self.processed), 
+                                    info = _("Updating package database of %s") % repo)
 
         ctx.componentdb.remove_repo(repo, txn=txn)
         for comp in self.components:
diff --git a/pisi/ui.py b/pisi/ui.py
index 08d1dbf5..ba701011 100644
--- a/pisi/ui.py
+++ b/pisi/ui.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import pisi
 import pisi.context as ctx
 
 (installed, upgraded, removed, installing, removing, configuring, configured, extracting, 
- downloading, packagestogo, updatingrepo, progressed)  = range(12)
+ downloading, packagestogo, updatingrepo)  = range(11)
 
 class UI(object):
     "Abstract class for UI operations, derive from this."