diff --git a/deb/publish.go b/deb/publish.go
index 410d3729..30673ac9 100644
--- a/deb/publish.go
+++ b/deb/publish.go
@@ -588,6 +588,14 @@ func (p *PublishedRepo) Publish(packagePool aptly.PackagePool, publishedStorageP
 	indexes := newIndexFiles(publishedStorage, basePath, tempDir, suffix, p.AcquireByHash)
 
 	legacyContentIndexes := map[string]*ContentsIndex{}
+	var count int64
+	for _, list := range lists {
+		count = count + int64(list.Len())
+	}
+
+	if progress != nil {
+		progress.InitBar(count, false)
+	}
 
 	for component, list := range lists {
 		hadUdebs := false
@@ -597,10 +605,6 @@ func (p *PublishedRepo) Publish(packagePool aptly.PackagePool, publishedStorageP
 			indexes.PackageIndex(component, arch, false, false)
 		}
 
-		if progress != nil {
-			progress.InitBar(int64(list.Len()), false)
-		}
-
 		list.PrepareIndex()
 
 		contentIndexes := map[string]*ContentsIndex{}
@@ -708,10 +712,6 @@ func (p *PublishedRepo) Publish(packagePool aptly.PackagePool, publishedStorageP
 			}
 		}
 
-		if progress != nil {
-			progress.ShutdownBar()
-		}
-
 		udebs := []bool{false}
 		if hadUdebs {
 			udebs = append(udebs, true)
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ func (p *PublishedRepo) Publish(packagePool aptly.PackagePool, publishedStorageP
 	}
 
 	if progress != nil {
+		progress.ShutdownBar()
 		progress.Printf("Finalizing metadata files...\n")
 	}