diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
index cee015da0..a47a6710b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
@@ -237,8 +237,10 @@ namespace MWGui
                 nameWidget->setSize(nameWidget->getWidth() - (widthAfter-widthBefore), nameWidget->getHeight());
             }
 
-            if (value.getBase() < 100)
+            if (value.getBase() < 100) {
+                setSkillProgress(nameWidget, value.getProgress(), parSkill);
                 setSkillProgress(valueWidget, value.getProgress(), parSkill);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
index e5b9e8fcf..ca5d40b4a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -338,19 +338,16 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 }
             }
 
-            bool updateSkills = false;
             //Loop over ESM::Skill::SkillEnum
             for(int i = 0; i < ESM::Skill::Length; ++i)
             {
                 if(stats.getSkill(i) != mWatchedSkills[i] || mWatchedStatsEmpty)
                 {
-                  updateSkills = true;
                     mWatchedSkills[i] = stats.getSkill(i);
                     winMgr->setValue((ESM::Skill::SkillEnum)i, stats.getSkill(i));
                 }
             }
 
-            if (updateSkills) { winMgr->updateSkillArea(); }
             winMgr->setValue("level", stats.getLevel());
 
             mWatchedStatsEmpty = false;