diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
index bc75f0e9c..cbe77267a 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
@@ -519,15 +519,19 @@ int TorrentHandle::piecesHave() const
 
 qreal TorrentHandle::progress() const
 {
-    if (!m_nativeStatus.total_wanted)
-        return 0.;
+    if (!isChecking()) {
+        if (!m_nativeStatus.total_wanted)
+            return 0.;
 
-    if (m_nativeStatus.total_wanted_done == m_nativeStatus.total_wanted)
-        return 1.;
+        if (m_nativeStatus.total_wanted_done == m_nativeStatus.total_wanted)
+            return 1.;
 
-    float progress = static_cast<float>(m_nativeStatus.total_wanted_done) / m_nativeStatus.total_wanted;
-    Q_ASSERT((progress >= 0.f) && (progress <= 1.f));
-    return progress;
+        qreal progress = static_cast<qreal>(m_nativeStatus.total_wanted_done) / m_nativeStatus.total_wanted;
+        Q_ASSERT((progress >= 0.f) && (progress <= 1.f));
+        return progress;
+    }
+
+    return m_nativeStatus.progress;
 }
 
 QString TorrentHandle::category() const
diff --git a/src/webui/api/synccontroller.cpp b/src/webui/api/synccontroller.cpp
index 1c2126fd2..a90e69a93 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/synccontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/api/synccontroller.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace
 // Each value of the 'torrents' dictionary contains map. The map can contain following keys:
 //  - "name": Torrent name
 //  - "size": Torrent size
-//  - "progress: Torrent progress
+//  - "progress": Torrent progress
 //  - "dlspeed": Torrent download speed
 //  - "upspeed": Torrent upload speed
 //  - "priority": Torrent priority (-1 if queuing is disabled)
diff --git a/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp b/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp
index c8afa9252..8b6b46c4f 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/api/torrentscontroller.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace
 //   - "hash": Torrent hash
 //   - "name": Torrent name
 //   - "size": Torrent size
-//   - "progress: Torrent progress
+//   - "progress": Torrent progress
 //   - "dlspeed": Torrent download speed
 //   - "upspeed": Torrent upload speed
 //   - "priority": Torrent priority (-1 if queuing is disabled)