diff --git a/test/progressbarsubmit.pl b/test/progressbarsubmit.pl
index 65e1dfb26b..22b0a41f34 100755
--- a/test/progressbarsubmit.pl
+++ b/test/progressbarsubmit.pl
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ if ($completedJobID) {
             close STDERR;
 
             foreach (1..100) {
-                sleep 1;
                 $job->progress( $_ );
+                sleep 1;
             }
             $job->finish();
         } else {