diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco_client/Installer/js/jquery.main.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco_client/Installer/js/jquery.main.js
index f66b9012e6..f7434bfc89 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco_client/Installer/js/jquery.main.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco_client/Installer/js/jquery.main.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function updateProgressBar(percent) {
 
 function updateStatusMessage(message, error) {
     if (message != null && message != undefined) {
-        jQuery(".loader > strong").append(message);
+        jQuery(".loader > strong").html(message);
     }
     
     if (error != undefined) {