diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/include/qDrawPlot.h b/slsDetectorGui/include/qDrawPlot.h
index d6d73a42d..3c3b43873 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/include/qDrawPlot.h
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/include/qDrawPlot.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class qDrawPlot : public QWidget, private Ui::PlotObject {
     ~qDrawPlot();
     bool GetIsRunning();
     void SetRunning(bool enable);
-    int GetProgress();
+    double GetProgress();
     int64_t GetCurrentFrameIndex();
     void Select1dPlot(bool enable);
     void SetPlotTitlePrefix(QString title);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class qDrawPlot : public QWidget, private Ui::PlotObject {
     bool disableZoom{false};
     int numDiscardBits{0};
 
-    int progress{0};
+    double progress{0};
     int64_t currentFrame{0};
     mutable std::mutex mPlots;
     int64_t currentAcqIndex{0};
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
index 7a553abe6..9f493787a 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ bool qDrawPlot::GetIsRunning() { return isRunning; }
 
 void qDrawPlot::SetRunning(bool enable) { isRunning = enable; }
 
-int qDrawPlot::GetProgress() { return progress; }
+double qDrawPlot::GetProgress() { return progress; }
 
 int64_t qDrawPlot::GetCurrentFrameIndex() { return currentFrame; }
 
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ void qDrawPlot::AcquisitionFinished(double currentProgress,
         LOG(logERROR) << "Acquisition finished [Status: ERROR]";
     } else {
         LOG(logINFO) << "Acquisition finished [ Status:" << status
-                     << ", Progress: " << currentProgress << " ]";
+                     << ", Progress: " << currentProgress << "% ]";
     }
     emit AcquireFinishedSignal();
 }
@@ -741,10 +741,10 @@ void qDrawPlot::GetData(detectorData *data, uint64_t frameIndex,
                   << "  \t complete image: " << data->completeImage << std::endl
                   << "  ]";
 
-    progress = (int)data->progressIndex;
+    progress = data->progressIndex;
     currentAcqIndex = data->fileIndex;
     currentFrame = frameIndex;
-    LOG(logDEBUG) << "[ Progress:" << progress << ", Frame:" << currentFrame
+    LOG(logDEBUG) << "[ Progress:" << progress << "%, Frame:" << currentFrame
                   << " ]";
 
     // 1d check if npixelX has changed (m3 for different counters enabled)
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
index 95f7a7eb1..b3e163d32 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void DetectorImpl::readFrameFromReceiver() {
     std::string currentFileName;
     uint64_t currentAcquisitionIndex = -1, currentFrameIndex = -1,
              currentFileIndex = -1;
-    int currentProgress = -1;
+    double currentProgress = 0.00;
     uint32_t currentSubFrameIndex = -1, coordX = -1, coordY = -1,
              flippedDataX = -1;
 
@@ -1074,8 +1074,8 @@ int DetectorImpl::acquire() {
         if (acquisition_finished != nullptr) {
             int status = Parallel(&Module::getRunStatus, {}).squash(ERROR);
             auto a = Parallel(&Module::getReceiverProgress, {});
-            int progress = (*std::min_element(a.begin(), a.end()));
-            acquisition_finished((double)progress, status, acqFinished_p);
+            double progress = (*std::min_element(a.begin(), a.end()));
+            acquisition_finished(progress, status, acqFinished_p);
         }
 
         sem_destroy(&sem_newRTAcquisition);
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
index 7bb36c449..18ecf7fd5 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ slsDetectorDefs::runStatus Module::getReceiverStatus() const {
     return sendToReceiver<runStatus>(F_GET_RECEIVER_STATUS);
 }
 
-int Module::getReceiverProgress() const {
-    return sendToReceiver<int>(F_GET_RECEIVER_PROGRESS);
+double Module::getReceiverProgress() const {
+    return sendToReceiver<double>(F_GET_RECEIVER_PROGRESS);
 }
 
 int64_t Module::getFramesCaughtByReceiver() const {
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.h
index f3dcbbb2a..bc4a36d16 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class Module : public virtual slsDetectorDefs {
     void startAndReadAll();
     runStatus getRunStatus() const;
     runStatus getReceiverStatus() const;
-    int getReceiverProgress() const;
+    double getReceiverProgress() const;
     int64_t getFramesCaughtByReceiver() const;
     std::vector<uint64_t> getNumMissingPackets() const;
     uint64_t getStartingFrameNumber() const;
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ClientInterface.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ClientInterface.cpp
index 157fa19b8..eababfbf2 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ClientInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ClientInterface.cpp
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ int ClientInterface::get_additional_json_parameter(Interface &socket) {
 }
 
 int ClientInterface::get_progress(Interface &socket) {
-    int retval = impl()->getProgress();
+    double retval = impl()->getProgress();
     LOG(logDEBUG1) << "progress retval: " << retval;
     return socket.sendResult(retval);
 }
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.cpp
index 246aa4e7f..7600a194d 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.cpp
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ uint64_t Implementation::getAcquisitionIndex() const {
     return min;
 }
 
-int Implementation::getProgress() const {
+double Implementation::getProgress() const {
     // get minimum of processed frame indices
     uint64_t currentFrameIndex = -1;
     uint32_t flagsum = 0;
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.h
index be0ba708c..aa1949afe 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Implementation : private virtual slsDetectorDefs {
     runStatus getStatus() const;
     uint64_t getFramesCaught() const;
     uint64_t getAcquisitionIndex() const;
-    int getProgress() const;
+    double getProgress() const;
     std::vector<uint64_t> getNumMissingPackets() const;
     void startReceiver();
     void setStoppedFlag(bool stopped);
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/ZmqSocket.h b/slsSupportLib/include/ZmqSocket.h
index b52a3f876..ae561afe9 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/ZmqSocket.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/ZmqSocket.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct zmqHeader {
     /** frame index (starting at 0 for each acquisition) */
     uint64_t frameIndex{0};
     /** progress in percentage */
-    int progress{0};
+    double progress{0};
     /** file name prefix */
     std::string fname;
     /** header from detector */
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/src/ZmqSocket.cpp b/slsSupportLib/src/ZmqSocket.cpp
index 02a64724c..54b6970a4 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/src/ZmqSocket.cpp
+++ b/slsSupportLib/src/ZmqSocket.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int ZmqSocket::SendHeader(int index, zmqHeader header) {
                                     "\"size\":%u, "
                                     "\"acqIndex\":%lu, "
                                     "\"frameIndex\":%lu, "
-                                    "\"progress\":%u, "
+                                    "\"progress\":%lf, "
                                     "\"fname\":\"%s\", "
                                     "\"data\": %d, "
                                     "\"completeImage\": %d, "
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int ZmqSocket::ParseHeader(const int index, int length, char *buff,
     zHeader.imageSize = document["size"].GetUint();
     zHeader.acqIndex = document["acqIndex"].GetUint64();
     zHeader.frameIndex = document["frameIndex"].GetUint64();
-    zHeader.progress = document["progress"].GetUint();
+    zHeader.progress = document["progress"].GetDouble();
     zHeader.fname = document["fname"].GetString();
 
     zHeader.frameNumber = document["frameNumber"].GetUint64();