diff --git a/MainWindow.cpp b/MainWindow.cpp
index eb7127b9..c4fb331c 100644
--- a/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ void MainWindow::onRunButtonClicked() {
 
     GoogleAnalytics::ReportLocalRun();
     statusMessage("Running Analysis...");
+    QApplication::processEvents(); // for the immediate display
 
     //
     // get program & input file from fem widget