Index: st2.py
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--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@
 
     # Shortcut to statusbar and progressbar.
     # Either pass a string "" or a float 0.5, the message and pulse will be automatically
     # removed after 5 seconds now.
     def status(self, text=None, timeout=3):
-        self.status_last = time.time() + timeout
+        t = time.time() + timeout
 
         # progressbar
         if isinstance(text, (int, float)):
             if (text <= 0):  # unknown state
                 uikit.do(self.progress.pulse, immediate=1)
@@ -371,14 +371,16 @@
             elif text >= 0.999 or text < 0.0:  # completed
                 uikit.do(self.progress.hide)
             else:  # show percentage
                 uikit.do(self.progress.show, immediate=1)
                 uikit.do(self.progress.set_fraction, text, immediate=1)
-
+            self.status_last = t
+            
         # add text
         elif isinstance(text, (str)):
             uikit.do(self.statusbar.set_text, text)
+            self.status_last = t
 
         # timeout
         if not text or time.time() >= self.status_last:
             self.statusbar.set_text("")
             self.progress.hide()
@@ -385,10 +387,11 @@
             return False
         # add timer
         else:
             gobject.timeout_add(int(timeout*1000), self.status)
         return True
+    status_last = 0
 
 
     # load plugins from /usr/share/streamtuner2/channels/
     def load_plugin_channels(self):