diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/ProgressDialogImplementation.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/ProgressDialogImplementation.java
index 7fa9f52b19..92d9b741a1 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/ProgressDialogImplementation.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/ProgressDialogImplementation.java
@@ -48,12 +48,34 @@ public class ProgressDialogImplementation implements IProgress {
 	public ProgressDialogImplementation(ProgressDialog dlg, boolean cancelable){
 		this(dlg.getContext(), dlg, cancelable);
 	}
-	
-	
+
 	public ProgressDialogImplementation(final ProgressDialog dlg){
 		this(dlg, false);
 	}
-	
+
+	public static ProgressDialogImplementation createProgressDialog(Context ctx, String title, String message, int style) {
+		ProgressDialog dlg = new ProgressDialog(ctx);
+		dlg.setTitle(title);
+		dlg.setMessage(message);
+		dlg.setIndeterminate(style == ProgressDialog.STYLE_HORIZONTAL); // re-set in mViewUpdateHandler.handleMessage above
+		dlg.setCancelable(true);
+		// we'd prefer a plain progress bar without numbers,
+		// but that is only available starting from API level 11
+		try {
+			ProgressDialog.class
+				.getMethod("setProgressNumberFormat", new Class[] { String.class })
+				.invoke(dlg, (String)null);
+		} catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
+			// failure, must be older device
+		} catch (IllegalAccessException nsme) {
+			// failure, must be older device
+		} catch (java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException nsme) {
+			// failure, must be older device
+		}
+		dlg.setProgressStyle(style);
+		return new ProgressDialogImplementation(dlg, true);
+	}
+
 	public void setDialog(ProgressDialog dlg){
 		if(dlg != null){
 			if(cancelable){
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/DownloadIndexActivity.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/DownloadIndexActivity.java
index b58a1c5186..2b296d8481 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/DownloadIndexActivity.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/DownloadIndexActivity.java
@@ -479,27 +479,13 @@ private class DownloadIndexesAsyncTask extends  AsyncTask<String, Object, String
 		
 		@Override
 		protected void onPreExecute() {
-			progressFileDlg = new ProgressDialog(DownloadIndexActivity.this);
-			progressFileDlg.setTitle(getString(R.string.downloading));
-			progressFileDlg.setMessage(getString(R.string.downloading_file));
-			progressFileDlg.setIndeterminate(false);
-			progressFileDlg.setCancelable(true);
-			// we'd prefer a plain progress bar without numbers,
-			// but that is only available starting from API level 11
-			try {
-				ProgressDialog.class
-					.getMethod("setProgressNumberFormat", new Class[] { String.class })
-					.invoke(progressFileDlg, (String)null);
-			} catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
-				// failure, must be older device
-			} catch (IllegalAccessException nsme) {
-				// failure, must be older device
-			} catch (java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException nsme) {
-				// failure, must be older device
-			}
 			downloadFileHelper.setInterruptDownloading(false);
-			progressFileDlg.setProgressStyle(ProgressDialog.STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
-			progress = new ProgressDialogImplementation(progressFileDlg, true);
+			progress = ProgressDialogImplementation.createProgressDialog(
+				DownloadIndexActivity.this,
+				getString(R.string.downloading),
+				getString(R.string.downloading_file),
+				ProgressDialog.STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
+			progressFileDlg = ((ProgressDialogImplementation)progress).getDialog();
 			progressFileDlg.setOnCancelListener(new DialogInterface.OnCancelListener() {
 				@Override
 				public void onCancel(DialogInterface dialog) {