diff --git a/app/importer-slack/server/fileDownloader.js b/app/importer-slack/server/fileDownloader.js
index d1982b92ac48..b2567f775871 100644
--- a/app/importer-slack/server/fileDownloader.js
+++ b/app/importer-slack/server/fileDownloader.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class SlackFileImporter extends Base {
 
 					const requestModule = /https/i.test(url) ? https : http;
 					const fileStore = FileUpload.getStore('Uploads');
-					const addCountCompleted = this.addCountCompleted.bind(this);
+					const reportProgress = this.reportProgress.bind(this);
 
 					nextSize = details.size;
 					waitForFiles();
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export class SlackFileImporter extends Base {
 							rawData.push(chunk);
 
 							// Update progress more often on large files
-							addCountCompleted(0);
+							reportProgress();
 						}));
 						res.on('error', Meteor.bindEnvironment((error) => {
 							completeFile(details);
diff --git a/app/importer/server/classes/ImporterBase.js b/app/importer/server/classes/ImporterBase.js
index 7b2c672c8994..d672c81d38de 100644
--- a/app/importer/server/classes/ImporterBase.js
+++ b/app/importer/server/classes/ImporterBase.js
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export class Base {
 		this.logger.debug(`${ this.info.name } is now at ${ step }.`);
 		this.updateRecord({ status: this.progress.step });
 
-		ImporterWebsocket.progressUpdated(this.progress);
+		this.reportProgress();
 
 		return this.progress;
 	}
@@ -293,12 +293,19 @@ export class Base {
 			this.updateRecord({ 'count.completed': this.progress.count.completed });
 		}
 
-		ImporterWebsocket.progressUpdated(this.progress);
+		this.reportProgress();
 		this.logger.log(`${ this.progress.count.completed } messages imported`);
 
 		return this.progress;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sends an updated progress to the websocket
+	 */
+	reportProgress() {
+		ImporterWebsocket.progressUpdated(this.progress);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Registers error information on a specific user from the import record
 	 *