diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.java b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.java
index 710515d77..a1bd2d32d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.java
@@ -1482,6 +1482,7 @@ public abstract class CoreReaderFragment extends BaseFragment
   @Override
   public void webViewProgressChanged(int progress) {
     if (checkNull(progressBar) && isAdded()) {
+      progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
       progressBar.show();
       progressBar.setProgress(progress);
       if (progress == 100) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_content.xml b/core/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_content.xml
index 88ddf1c17..a92acbe34 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_content.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_content.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         android:indeterminate="false"
         android:max="100"
         android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.KiwixTheme.ProgressBar"
-        android:visibility="visible"
+        android:visibility="gone"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/toolbar"
         tools:progress="70" />
     </com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>