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 4e70cb7407..af7de51eee 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
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public class TaskMonitorServiceTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTest
 				monitor1 = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
 				assertTrue(monitor1 instanceof SecondaryTaskMonitor);
 
-				monitor1.reset();
+				monitor1.release();
 
 				monitor1 = TaskMonitorService.getMonitor();
 				assertTrue(monitor1 instanceof TaskDialog);
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/DialogComponentProvider.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/DialogComponentProvider.java
index cbd2399f02..530aed062e 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/DialogComponentProvider.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/DialogComponentProvider.java
@@ -942,17 +942,18 @@ public class DialogComponentProvider
 			}
 		});
 		
-		subStatusLabel = new JLabel();
+		subStatusLabel = new JLabel(" ");
 		subStatusLabel.setName("subStatusLabel");
 		subStatusLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
 		subStatusLabel.setForeground(Color.blue);
 		subStatusLabel.setFont(subStatusLabel.getFont().deriveFont(Font.ITALIC));
-		subStatusLabel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
-		subStatusLabel.setFont(subStatusLabel.getFont().deriveFont(11.0f));
+		subStatusLabel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 5, 3, 5));
+		subStatusLabel.setFont(subStatusLabel.getFont().deriveFont(9.0f));
 
 		// use a strut panel so the size of the message area does not change if we make
 		// the message label not visible
-		int height = statusLabel.getPreferredSize().height;
+		int height =
+			statusLabel.getPreferredSize().height + subStatusLabel.getPreferredSize().height + 5;
 
 		panel.add(Box.createVerticalStrut(height), BorderLayout.WEST);
 		panel.add(statusLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/HourglassAnimationPanel.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/HourglassAnimationPanel.java
index f7d15aac1a..e0f0666c1f 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/HourglassAnimationPanel.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/HourglassAnimationPanel.java
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ public class HourglassAnimationPanel extends JPanel {
 		iconList.add(ResourceManager.loadImage("images/hourglass24_11.png"));
 		AnimatedIcon progressIcon = new AnimatedIcon(iconList, 150, 0);
 		
-		add (new JLabel(progressIcon), BorderLayout.CENTER);
+		add(new JLabel(progressIcon), BorderLayout.NORTH);
 	}
 }
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 44f0df423e..304e95d96d 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
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class SecondaryTaskMonitor implements TaskMonitor {
 	public void setMessage(String message) {
 		if (parentMonitor instanceof TaskDialog) {
 			((TaskDialog) parentMonitor).setSecondaryMessage(message);
+			return;
 		}
 		parentMonitor.setMessage(message);
 	}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskDialog.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskDialog.java
index 836ca37e8d..b2274cb1aa 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskDialog.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskDialog.java
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ public class TaskDialog extends DialogComponentProvider implements TaskMonitor {
 		SwingUtilities.invokeLater(closeDialog);
 	}
 
-	@Override
 	public synchronized void reset() {
 		taskDone = false;
 		taskID.incrementAndGet();
@@ -476,5 +475,4 @@ public class TaskDialog extends DialogComponentProvider implements TaskMonitor {
 		}
 		return secondaryTaskMonitor;
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitorComponent.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitorComponent.java
index 4aba7f8b8b..895a38bb69 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitorComponent.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/ghidra/util/task/TaskMonitorComponent.java
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ public class TaskMonitorComponent extends JPanel implements TaskMonitor {
 	/**
 	 * Reset this monitor so that it can be reused
 	 */
-	@Override
 	public synchronized void reset() {
 		isCancelled = false;
 		taskID.incrementAndGet();
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 1ab12feea4..dcbe1420d3 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
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class DefaultLanguageService implements LanguageService, ChangeListener {
 			return lang;
 		}
 		finally {
-			monitor.setMessage("");
+			monitor.release();
 		}
 	}
 
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 94484377e4..bef71b57b2 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 reset() {
+	public default void release() {
 		synchronized (this) {
 			setMessage("");
 			setProgress(0);