diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
index 4a0cbb796..041d8b4a0 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->comp_StatusMessages->showFilterBar();
         }
 
+        void CLogComponent::hideFilterBar()
+        {
+            ui->comp_StatusMessages->hideFilterBar();
+        }
+
         void CLogComponent::showDetails(bool details)
         {
             ui->comp_StatusMessages->showDetails(details);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.h
index 333f0c82d..8b6ad0100 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! \copydoc BlackGui::Components::CStatusMessagesDetail::showFilterBar
             void showFilterBar();
 
+            //! \copydoc BlackGui::Components::CStatusMessagesDetail::hideFilterBar
+            void hideFilterBar();
+
             //! \copydoc BlackGui::Components::CStatusMessagesDetail::showDetails
             void showDetails(bool details);
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/setuploadingdialog.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/setuploadingdialog.cpp
index 5022e670c..4e9d91117 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/setuploadingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/setuploadingdialog.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->displayBootstrapUrls();
             this->displayGlobalSetup();
             this->displayOtherVersionsInfo();
+
+            ui->comp_Messages->hideFilterBar(); // saves space, we only expect aview messages
         }
         CSetupLoadingDialog::CSetupLoadingDialog(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &msgs, QWidget *parent) : CSetupLoadingDialog(parent)
         {
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.cpp
index 4f52fc7fa..5f9995ea3 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->filter_LogMessages->show();
         }
 
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::hideFilterBar()
+        {
+            ui->filter_LogMessages->hide();
+        }
+
         void CStatusMessagesDetail::clear()
         {
             ui->tvp_StatusMessages->clear();
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.h b/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.h
index 79a4422e2..f761c6503 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Show a filter bar
             void showFilterBar();
 
+            //! Hide a filter bar
+            void hideFilterBar();
+
             //! Clear
             void clear();