diff --git a/usr/share/install_helper.sh b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
index 6172783..dfa10b2 100644
--- a/usr/share/install_helper.sh
+++ b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ if [ -n "${TELEBIT_DEBUG}" ]; then
   echo "  - installing node.js runtime to '$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH'..."
   http_bash https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/node-installer.sh/raw/branch/master/install.sh --no-dev-deps
 else
-  echo -n "."
+  bash -c 'while true; do echo -n "."; sleep 2; done' &
+  _my_pid=$!
   http_bash https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/node-installer.sh/raw/branch/master/install.sh --no-dev-deps >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+  kill -9 $_my_pid >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 fi
 
 #
@@ -167,11 +169,12 @@ my_tar=$(type -p tar)
 if [ -n "$my_unzip" ]; then
   rm -f $my_tmp/$my_app-$TELEBIT_VERSION.zip
   if [ -n "${TELEBIT_DEBUG}" ]; then
-    echo "  - installing telebit zip to '$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH'..."
-  else
-    echo -n "."
+    echo "  - installing telebit zip to '$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH'"
   fi
+  bash -c 'while true; do echo -n "."; sleep 2; done' &
+  _my_pid=$!
   http_get https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/$my_repo/archive/$TELEBIT_VERSION.zip $my_tmp/$my_app-$TELEBIT_VERSION.zip
+  kill -9 $_my_pid >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
   # -o means overwrite, and there is no option to strip
   $my_unzip -o $my_tmp/$my_app-$TELEBIT_VERSION.zip -d $my_tmp/ >/dev/null
   $rsync_cmd  $my_tmp/$my_repo/* $TELEBIT_TMP/ > /dev/null
@@ -179,11 +182,12 @@ if [ -n "$my_unzip" ]; then
 elif [ -n "$my_tar" ]; then
   rm -f $my_tmp/$my_app-$TELEBIT_VERSION.tar.gz
   if [ -n "${TELEBIT_DEBUG}" ]; then
-    echo "  - installing telebit tar.gz to '$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH'..."
-  else
-    echo -n "."
+    echo "  - installing telebit tar.gz to '$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH'"
   fi
+  bash -c 'while true; do echo -n "."; sleep 2; done' &
+  _my_pid=$!
   http_get https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/$my_repo/archive/$TELEBIT_VERSION.tar.gz $my_tmp/$my_app-$TELEBIT_VERSION.tar.gz
+  kill -9 $_my_pid >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
   $my_tar -xzf $my_tmp/$my_app-$TELEBIT_VERSION.tar.gz --strip 1 -C $TELEBIT_TMP/ >/dev/null
 else
   echo "Neither tar nor unzip found. Abort."