diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/task/OpenProgramTask.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/task/OpenProgramTask.java
index 7e232ab58e..0680e3f1e0 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/task/OpenProgramTask.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/task/OpenProgramTask.java
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ import ghidra.program.model.listing.Program;
 import ghidra.util.*;
 import ghidra.util.exception.CancelledException;
 import ghidra.util.exception.VersionException;
-import ghidra.util.task.Task;
-import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
+import ghidra.util.task.*;
 
 public class OpenProgramTask extends Task {
 
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ public class OpenProgramTask extends Task {
 
 	@Override
 	public void run(TaskMonitor taskMonitor) {
-		this.monitor = taskMonitor;
+		this.monitor = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
 
 		if (domainFileInfoList.size() > 1) {
 			monitor.initialize(domainFileInfoList.size());
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitorServiceTest.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitorServiceTest.java
index af7de51eee..be520b76a5 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitorServiceTest.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitorServiceTest.java
@@ -313,11 +313,35 @@ public class TaskMonitorServiceTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTest
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Verifies that once a monitor has been reset, the next call to retrieve a monitor will
-	 * return it as a primary
+	 * Verifies that calling finish on a primary monitor will cause it to
+	 * be set back to an uninitialized state.
 	 */
 	@Test
-	public void testMonitorReset() {
+	public void testMonitorFinishPrimary() {
+
+		TaskLauncher.launch(new Task("task") {
+			@Override
+			public void run(TaskMonitor monitor) throws CancelledException {
+
+				TaskMonitor monitor1 = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
+				assertTrue(monitor1 instanceof TaskDialog);
+
+				monitor1.finished();
+
+				monitor1 = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
+				assertTrue(monitor1 instanceof TaskDialog);
+			}
+		});
+
+		waitForTasks();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verifies that calling finish on a secondary monitor will NOT cause
+	 * it to be uninitialized (only primary monitors can reset this state)
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testMonitorFinishSecondary() {
 
 		TaskLauncher.launch(new Task("task") {
 			@Override
@@ -329,10 +353,10 @@ public class TaskMonitorServiceTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTest
 				monitor1 = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
 				assertTrue(monitor1 instanceof SecondaryTaskMonitor);
 
-				monitor1.release();
+				monitor1.finished();
 
 				monitor1 = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
-				assertTrue(monitor1 instanceof TaskDialog);
+				assertTrue(monitor1 instanceof SecondaryTaskMonitor);
 			}
 		});
 
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/SecondaryTaskMonitor.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/SecondaryTaskMonitor.java
index 304e95d96d..8d6923822c 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/SecondaryTaskMonitor.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/SecondaryTaskMonitor.java
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ public class SecondaryTaskMonitor implements TaskMonitor {
 		parentMonitor.setInitialized(init);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Secondary monitors should not be able to reset progress or revert back
+	 * to an uninitialized state; hence the override.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void finished() {
+		synchronized (this) {
+			setMessage("");
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean isCancelEnabled() {
 		return parentMonitor.isCancelEnabled();
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/util/DefaultLanguageService.java b/Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/util/DefaultLanguageService.java
index dcbe1420d3..c5361cbce5 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/util/DefaultLanguageService.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/util/DefaultLanguageService.java
@@ -86,10 +86,18 @@ public class DefaultLanguageService implements LanguageService, ChangeListener {
 	}
 
 	private void searchForProviders() {
-		Set<LanguageProvider> languageProviders =
-			ClassSearcher.getInstances(LanguageProvider.class);
-		searchCompleted = true;
-		processProviders(languageProviders);
+		TaskMonitor monitor = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
+		monitor.setMessage("Searching for language providers");
+		try {
+			Set<LanguageProvider> languageProviders =
+				ClassSearcher.getInstances(LanguageProvider.class);
+
+			searchCompleted = true;
+			processProviders(languageProviders);
+		}
+		finally {
+			monitor.finished();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -100,7 +108,6 @@ public class DefaultLanguageService implements LanguageService, ChangeListener {
 
 		TaskMonitor monitor = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
 		monitor.setMessage("Retrieving language: " + languageID);
-
 		try {
 			LanguageInfo info = languageMap.get(languageID);
 
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ public class DefaultLanguageService implements LanguageService, ChangeListener {
 			return lang;
 		}
 		finally {
-			monitor.release();
+			monitor.finished();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Utility/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitor.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Utility/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitor.java
index bef71b57b2..cb52efa6f7 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Utility/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitor.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Utility/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitor.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public interface TaskMonitor {
 	 * monitor being returned from the {@link TaskMonitorService} on the next
 	 * invocation. 
 	 */
-	public default void release() {
+	public default void finished() {
 		synchronized (this) {
 			setMessage("");
 			setProgress(0);