diff --git a/src/luaenginegui/luaengine/LuaEngineGui.cpp b/src/luaenginegui/luaengine/LuaEngineGui.cpp
index d56e608..0825576 100644
--- a/src/luaenginegui/luaengine/LuaEngineGui.cpp
+++ b/src/luaenginegui/luaengine/LuaEngineGui.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,9 @@ int LuaEngineGui::setWidgetText(lua_State *L_p)
                 ((QPlainTextEdit*)pointer)->setPlainText(getVariant(L_p, 2).toString());
             }
             else if (((QObject*)pointer)->inherits("QProgressBar")) {
-                ((QProgressBar*)pointer)->setFormat(getVariant(L_p, 2).toString());
+                QString progressBarText = getVariant(L_p, 2).toString();
+                ((QProgressBar*)pointer)->setFormat(progressBarText);
+                ((QProgressBar*)pointer)->setTextVisible(!progressBarText.isEmpty());
             }
             else if (((QObject*)pointer)->inherits("QPushButton")) {
                 ((QPushButton*)pointer)->setText(getVariant(L_p, 2).toString());