diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 25871fcd..91b545d3 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 	<string name="dialog_cancel">Cancel</string>
 	<string name="syncing_offline_data">Synchronizing offline data...</string>
 	<string name="dialog_offline_switch_prompt">Download unread articles and go offline?</string>
-	<string name="notify_downloading_articles">Downloading articles (%1$d)...</string>
+	<string name="notify_downloading_articles">Downloading articles...</string>
 	<string name="notify_downloading_init">Starting download...</string>
 	<string name="notify_downloading_feeds">Downloading feeds...</string>
 	<string name="notify_uploading_sending_data">Sending data to server...</string>
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/OfflineDownloadService.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/OfflineDownloadService.java
index 933cc75e..489df927 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/OfflineDownloadService.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/OfflineDownloadService.java
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ public class OfflineDownloadService extends IntentService {
 	private void downloadArticles() {
 		Log.d(TAG, "offline: downloading articles... offset=" + m_articleOffset);
 		
-		updateNotification(getString(R.string.notify_downloading_articles, m_articleOffset));
-
 		OfflineArticlesRequest req = new OfflineArticlesRequest(this);
 		
 		@SuppressWarnings("serial")
@@ -196,6 +194,9 @@ public class OfflineDownloadService extends IntentService {
 						m_articleOffset = 0;
 						
 						getWritableDb().execSQL("DELETE FROM articles;");
+						
+						updateNotification(R.string.notify_downloading_articles);
+
 						downloadArticles();
 					} catch (Exception e) {
 						e.printStackTrace();