diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
index 0a3b181..8ff0a83 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import com.threerings.getdown.net.HTTPDownloader;
 import com.threerings.getdown.tools.Patcher;
 import com.threerings.getdown.util.ConfigUtil;
 import com.threerings.getdown.util.LaunchUtil;
+import com.threerings.getdown.util.MetaProgressObserver;
 import com.threerings.getdown.util.ProgressObserver;
 
 import static com.threerings.getdown.Log.log;
@@ -687,11 +688,12 @@ public abstract class Getdown extends Thread
             updateStatus("m.patching");
 
             // create a new ProgressObserver that divides the different patching phases
-            UnifiedProgressObserver uProgObs = new UnifiedProgressObserver(list.size(), _progobs);
+            MetaProgressObserver mprog = new MetaProgressObserver(_progobs, list.size());
             for (Resource prsrc : list) {
+                mprog.startElement(1);
                 try {
                     Patcher patcher = new Patcher();
-                    patcher.patch(prsrc.getLocal().getParentFile(), prsrc.getLocal(), uProgObs);
+                    patcher.patch(prsrc.getLocal().getParentFile(), prsrc.getLocal(), mprog);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     log.warning("Failed to apply patch", "prsrc", prsrc, e);
                 }
@@ -701,7 +703,6 @@ public abstract class Getdown extends Thread
                     log.warning("Failed to delete '" + prsrc + "'.");
                     prsrc.getLocal().deleteOnExit();
                 }
-                uProgObs.stepComplete();
             }
         }
 
@@ -1152,43 +1153,6 @@ public abstract class Getdown extends Thread
         }
     };
 
-    /** A simple combiner of multiple 0->100 progresses into one. */
-    protected static class UnifiedProgressObserver 
-        implements ProgressObserver
-    {
-        /**
-         * Constructor.
-         */
-        public UnifiedProgressObserver (int steps, ProgressObserver delegate)
-        {
-            _steps = steps;
-            _delegate = delegate;
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * Call prior to moving on to a next step.
-         */
-        public void stepComplete ()
-        {
-            _step++;
-        }
-
-        // from ProgressObserver
-        public void progress (int percent)
-        {
-            _delegate.progress(((_step * 100) + percent) / _steps);
-        }
-
-        /** The total number of steps. */
-        protected final int _steps;
-
-        /** Our delegate observer. */
-        protected final ProgressObserver _delegate;
-
-        /** The current step. */
-        protected int _step;
-    }
-
     protected Application _app;
     protected Application.UpdateInterface _ifc = new Application.UpdateInterface();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/util/MetaProgressObserver.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/util/MetaProgressObserver.java
index 1c24d8e..6a719f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/util/MetaProgressObserver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/util/MetaProgressObserver.java
@@ -39,19 +39,18 @@ public class MetaProgressObserver implements ProgressObserver
 
     public void startElement (long elementSize)
     {
-        _currentSize += elementSize;
+        // add the previous size
+        _accum += (_elementSize * 100);
+        // then set the new one
         _elementSize = elementSize;
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface
     public void progress (int percent)
     {
-        if (_target != null  && _elementSize > 0) {
-            long position = _currentSize + (100 * percent / _elementSize);
-            _target.progress((int)(100 * position / _totalSize));
-        }
+        _target.progress((int)((_accum + (percent * _elementSize)) / _totalSize));
     }
 
     protected ProgressObserver _target;
-    protected long _totalSize, _currentSize, _elementSize;
+    protected long _totalSize, _accum, _elementSize;
 }