diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueue.cc b/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
index 6c42ef89f..6f09e25f1 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
@@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ void BatchQueue::startProcessing ()
             // start batch processing
             rtengine::startBatchProcessing (next->job, this);
             queue_draw ();
+
+            notifyListener();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc b/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
index a2358a3b5..57481ef1d 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
@@ -281,9 +281,6 @@ void BatchQueuePanel::startBatchProc ()
         // callback in response to the *reported* state.
         queueShouldRun = true;
 
-        // Don't need an update callback from the queue to know it is started:
-        setGuiFromBatchState(true, batchQueue->getEntries().size());
-
         saveOptions();
         batchQueue->startProcessing ();
     }