diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 3c4daf6e9..013cb63d9 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 Bugs
 ====
 
-progress bar is often red
 All kind of FIXMEs
 Weird font rendering
     https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-20973
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
index d44b04c0b..737878e99 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         self.status.resized.connect(self.completion.resize_to_bar)
         self.status.moved.connect(self.completion.move_to_bar)
-        self.tabs.cur_progress.connect(self.status.prog.set_progress)
+        self.tabs.cur_progress.connect(self.status.prog.setValue)
         self.tabs.cur_load_finished.connect(self.status.prog.load_finished)
-        self.tabs.cur_load_started.connect(lambda:
-                                           self.status.prog.set_progress(0))
+        self.tabs.cur_load_started.connect(self.status.prog.on_load_started)
         self.tabs.cur_scroll_perc_changed.connect(
             self.status.percentage.set_perc)
         self.tabs.cur_statusbar_message.connect(self.status.txt.setText)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar.py
index 634ce65e9..25c26fa25 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar.py
@@ -348,12 +348,11 @@ class Progress(QProgressBar):
         self._error = val
         self.setStyleSheet(config.get_stylesheet(self._stylesheet))
 
-    def set_progress(self, prog):
-        """Set the progress of the bar and show/hide it if necessary."""
-        self.setValue(prog)
-        if prog != 100:
-            self.error = False
-            self.show()
+    def on_load_started(self):
+        """Clear old error and show progress, used as slot to loadStarted."""
+        self.setValue(0)
+        self.error = False
+        self.show()
 
     def load_finished(self, ok):
         """Hide the progress bar or color it red, depending on ok.