diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/FindUnlinkedFilesDialog.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/FindUnlinkedFilesDialog.java
index 5677ab974b4..7519388564a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/FindUnlinkedFilesDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/FindUnlinkedFilesDialog.java
@@ -472,10 +472,10 @@ public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
                             } else {
                                 message = Localization.lang("%0 files found", Integer.toString(counter));
                             }
-                            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> progressBarSearching.setString(message));
+                            progressBarSearching.setString(message);
                         }
                     });
-            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> searchFinishedHandler(rootNode));
+            searchFinishedHandler(rootNode);
         });
 
     }
@@ -532,14 +532,12 @@ entryType, checkBoxWhyIsThereNoGetSelectedStupidSwing, new ChangeListener() {
                         @Override
                         public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
                             counter++;
-                            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
-                                progressBarImporting.setValue(counter);
-                                progressBarImporting.setString(Localization.lang("%0 of %1", Integer.toString(counter),
-                                        Integer.toString(progressBarImporting.getMaximum())));
-                            });
+                            progressBarImporting.setValue(counter);
+                            progressBarImporting.setString(Localization.lang("%0 of %1", Integer.toString(counter),
+                                    Integer.toString(progressBarImporting.getMaximum())));
                         }
                     }, errors);
-            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> importFinishedHandler(errors));
+            importFinishedHandler(errors);
         });
     }