diff --git a/edbob/console.py b/edbob/console.py
index ed6896e..292afd0 100644
--- a/edbob/console.py
+++ b/edbob/console.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Progress(edbob.Object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, message, maximum):
-        print >> sys.stderr, "\n%s...(%u total)" % (message, maximum)
+        sys.stderr.write("\n%s...(%u total)\n" % (message, maximum))
         widgets = [progressbar.Percentage(), ' ', progressbar.Bar(), ' ', progressbar.ETA()]
         self.progress = progressbar.ProgressBar(maxval=maximum, widgets=widgets).start()
 
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ class Progress(edbob.Object):
         return True
 
     def destroy(self):
-        print >> sys.stderr, ''
+        sys.stderr.write("\n")
diff --git a/edbob/pyramid/progress.py b/edbob/pyramid/progress.py
index 65c79e7..ec6750d 100644
--- a/edbob/pyramid/progress.py
+++ b/edbob/pyramid/progress.py
@@ -47,50 +47,32 @@ class SessionProgress(object):
 
     def __init__(self, session, key):
         self.session = get_progress_session(session, key)
-        self.cancelled = False
+        self.canceled = False
+        self.clear()
 
     def __call__(self, message, maximum):
-        self.session['complete'] = False
+        self.clear()
         self.session['message'] = message
         self.session['maximum'] = maximum
-        self.session['cancelled'] = False
         self.session['value'] = 0
         self.session.save()
         return self
 
+    def clear(self):
+        self.session.clear()
+        self.session['complete'] = False
+        self.session['error'] = False
+        self.session['canceled'] = False
+        self.session.save()
+
     def update(self, value):
         self.session.load()
-        if self.session.get('cancelled'):
-            self.cancelled = True
+        if self.session.get('canceled'):
+            self.canceled = True
         else:
             self.session['value'] = value
             self.session.save()
-        return not self.cancelled
-
-    def destroy(self):
-        if not self.cancelled:
-            self.session['complete'] = True
-            self.session.save()
-
-    def secondary_progress(self):
-        return SecondarySessionProgress(self)
-    
-
-class SecondarySessionProgress(object):
-
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        self.parent = parent
-        self.session = parent.session
-
-    def __call__(self, message, maximum):
-        self.session['message'] = message
-        self.session['value'] = 0
-        self.session['maximum'] = maximum
-        self.session.save()
-        return self
-
-    def update(self, value):
-        return self.parent.update(value)
+        return not self.canceled
 
     def destroy(self):
         pass
diff --git a/edbob/pyramid/templates/progress.mako b/edbob/pyramid/templates/progress.mako
index d33beb9..7626e46 100644
--- a/edbob/pyramid/templates/progress.mako
+++ b/edbob/pyramid/templates/progress.mako
@@ -61,25 +61,29 @@
           $.ajax({
               url: '${url('progress', key=key)}',
               success: function(data) {
-                  $('#message').html(data.message);
-                  $('#total').html('('+data.maximum+' total)');
-                  $('#cancel button').show();
-                  if (data.complete) {
-                      clearInterval(updater);
-                      $('#cancel button').hide();
-                      $('#total').html('done!');
-                      $('#complete').css('width', '100%');
-                      $('#remaining').hide();
-                      $('#percentage').html('100%');
-                      location.href = data.success_url;
-                  } else {
-                      var width = parseInt(data.value) / parseInt(data.maximum);
-                      width = Math.round(100 * width);
-                      if (width > 0) {
-                          $('#complete').css('width', width+'%');
-                          $('#remaining').css('width', 'auto');
+                  if (data.complete || data.maximum) {
+                      $('#message').html(data.message);
+                      $('#total').html('('+data.maximum+' total)');
+                      $('#cancel button').show();
+                      if (data.complete) {
+                          clearInterval(updater);
+                          $('#cancel button').hide();
+                          $('#total').html('done!');
+                          $('#complete').css('width', '100%');
+                          $('#remaining').hide();
+                          $('#percentage').html('100%');
+                          location.href = data.success_url;
+                      } else {
+                          var width = parseInt(data.value) / parseInt(data.maximum);
+                          width = Math.round(100 * width);
+                          if (width > 0) {
+                              $('#complete').css('width', width+'%');
+                              $('#remaining').css('width', 'auto');
+                          }
+                          $('#percentage').html(width+'%');
                       }
-                      $('#percentage').html(width+'%');
+                  } else if (data.error) {
+                      location.href = '${cancel_url}';
                   }
               },
           });
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@
 
       <div id="wrapper">
 
-        <p><span id="message">Working</span> ... <span id="total"></span></p>
+        <p><span id="message">${initial_msg or "Working"} (please wait)</span> ... <span id="total"></span></p>
 
         <table id="progress-wrapper">
           <tr>
diff --git a/edbob/pyramid/views/progress.py b/edbob/pyramid/views/progress.py
index 4d86c3a..224a00b 100644
--- a/edbob/pyramid/views/progress.py
+++ b/edbob/pyramid/views/progress.py
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ from edbob.pyramid.progress import get_progress_session
 def progress(request):
     key = request.matchdict['key']
     session = get_progress_session(request.session, key)
-    if session.get('complete') and session.get('success_msg'):
-        request.session.flash(session['success_msg'])
+    if session.get('complete'):
+        request.session.flash(session.get('success_msg', "The process has completed successfully."))
+    elif session.get('error'):
+        request.session.flash(session.get('error_msg', "An unspecified error occurred."), 'error')
     return session
 
 
@@ -41,9 +43,9 @@ def cancel(request):
     key = request.matchdict['key']
     session = get_progress_session(request.session, key)
     session.clear()
-    session['cancelled'] = True
+    session['canceled'] = True
     session.save()
-    msg = request.params.get('cancel_msg', "The operation was cancelled.")
+    msg = request.params.get('cancel_msg', "The operation was canceled.")
     request.session.flash(msg)
     return {}