diff --git a/indra/viewer_components/updater/scripts/linux/update_install b/indra/viewer_components/updater/scripts/linux/update_install
index a9df9042fda2a029d55cbef46f707926b06cafc9..03089f192e899b2d82c33d43ea02fdb7c495a9c0 100755
--- a/indra/viewer_components/updater/scripts/linux/update_install
+++ b/indra/viewer_components/updater/scripts/linux/update_install
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@ then # zenity on PATH and is executable
          # clear any previous message
          clear_message
          # put up a new zenity box and capture its pid
-         "$zenpath" --info --title "Second Life Viewer Updater" \
-                    --width=320 --height=120 --text="$*" &
+##       "$zenpath" --info --title "Second Life Viewer Updater" \
+##                  --width=320 --height=120 --text="$*" &
+         # MAINT-2333: use bouncing progress bar
+         "$zenpath" --progress --pulsate --no-cancel --title "Second Life Viewer Updater" \
+                    --width=320 --height=120 --text "$*" </dev/null &
          statuspid=$!
      }