diff --git a/invesalius/data/surface.py b/invesalius/data/surface.py
index 7be7d19..e7efe05 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/surface.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/surface.py
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ class SurfaceManager():
             pipeline_size += 1
 
         # Update progress value in GUI
-
+        UpdateProgress = vu.ShowProgress(pipeline_size)
+        UpdateProgress(0, _("Generating 3D surface..."))
+        
         filename_img = tempfile.mktemp()
 
         writer = vtk.vtkXMLImageDataWriter()
@@ -203,9 +205,6 @@ class SurfaceManager():
         writer.SetInput(imagedata)
         writer.Write()
 
-        #pipeline_size = 4
-        UpdateProgress = vu.ShowProgress(pipeline_size)
-
         language = ses.Session().language
 
         pipe_in, pipe_out = multiprocessing.Pipe()
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