diff --git a/src/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py b/src/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
index 75a29d6f7..e5db0c4da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
+++ b/src/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
@@ -750,9 +750,13 @@ class AncestorTree(Report):
         scale = self.canvas.scale_report(one_page,
                                          scale_report != 0, scale_report == 2)
         
+        self._user.step_progress()
+
         if scale != 1 or self.connect.get_val('shadowscale') != 1.0:
             self.scale_styles(scale)
 
+        self._user.end_progress()
+
     def write_report(self):
         
         one_page = self.connect.get_val("resize_page")
@@ -777,7 +781,6 @@ class AncestorTree(Report):
         if prnnum:
             page_num_box = PageNumberBox(self.doc, 'AC2-box')
         
-        self._user.step_progress()
         #####################
         #ok, everyone is now ready to print on the canvas.  Paginate?
         self.canvas.paginate(colsperpage, one_page)
@@ -787,7 +790,6 @@ class AncestorTree(Report):
         #lets finally make some pages!!!
         #####################
         pages = self.canvas.page_count(incblank)
-        self._user.end_progress()
         self._user.begin_progress( _('Ancestor Tree'), 
                                    _('Printing the Tree...'), pages)