diff -r 3609c4fce914 progress.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/progress/ui/StatusLineComponent.java
--- a/progress.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/progress/ui/StatusLineComponent.java	Wed May 12 13:56:42 2010 +0200
+++ b/progress.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/progress/ui/StatusLineComponent.java	Wed May 12 16:04:04 2010 +0200
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@
     public void processProgressEvent(ProgressEvent event) {
         if (event.getType() == ProgressEvent.TYPE_START) {
             createListItem(event.getSource());
+            if (handle != null && handle.isInSleepMode()) {
+                initiateComponent(event);
+            }
         } else if (event.getType() == ProgressEvent.TYPE_PROGRESS || 
                    event.getType() == ProgressEvent.TYPE_SWITCH || 
                    event.getType() == ProgressEvent.TYPE_SILENT) {
@@ -326,10 +329,11 @@
             return;
         } else {
             if (event.getSource() != handle || event.isSwitched() || 
-                event.getType() == ProgressEvent.TYPE_SILENT ||
                     // the following condition re-initiates the bar when going from/to sleep mode..
                     (event.getSource().isInSleepMode() != (bar.getClientProperty(NbProgressBar.SLEEPY) != null))) { //NIO18N
-                initiateComponent(event);
+                if (!event.getSource().isInSleepMode()) {
+                    initiateComponent(event);
+                }
             }
             if (event.getWorkunitsDone() > 0) {
                bar.setValue(event.getWorkunitsDone());