diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e032178..dcd8b58 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@
             <id>heroesleo65</id>
             <name>Ilya Korobtsev</name>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>kmtong</id>
+            <name>KM Tong</name>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -122,28 +126,28 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>5.7.2</version>
+            <version>5.8.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>5.7.2</version>
+            <version>5.8.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.31</version>
+            <version>1.7.32</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.31</version>
+            <version>1.7.32</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/ProgressBar.java b/src/main/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/ProgressBar.java
index 9e4f6ff..ecd23bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/ProgressBar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/ProgressBar.java
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ public void close() {
         scheduledTask.cancel(false);
         progress.kill();
         try {
-            action.setForceRefresh();
             Util.executor.schedule(action, 0, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS).get();
         } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) { /* NOOP */ }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/ProgressUpdateAction.java b/src/main/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/ProgressUpdateAction.java
index b70dc83..86c8502 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/ProgressUpdateAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/ProgressUpdateAction.java
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class ProgressUpdateAction implements Runnable {
     ProgressState progress;
     private ProgressBarRenderer renderer;
     private ProgressBarConsumer consumer;
-    private long last;
-    private boolean forceRefresh = false;
+    volatile private long last;
+    volatile private boolean first;
 
     ProgressUpdateAction(
             ProgressState progress,
@@ -20,26 +20,32 @@ class ProgressUpdateAction implements Runnable {
         this.renderer = renderer;
         this.consumer = consumer;
         this.last = progress.start;
+        this.first = true;
     }
 
     private void refresh() {
-        if (forceRefresh || progress.current > last) {
-            String rendered = renderer.render(progress, consumer.getMaxRenderedLength());
-            consumer.accept(rendered);
-            last = progress.current;
-        }
+        if (progress.current > last) forceRefresh();
         // else do nothing: only print when actual progress is made (#91).
     }
 
-    public void setForceRefresh() {
-        forceRefresh = true;
+    public void forceRefresh() {
+        String rendered = renderer.render(progress, consumer.getMaxRenderedLength());
+        consumer.accept(rendered);
+        last = progress.current;
     }
     
     public void run() {
-        if (!progress.paused) refresh();
-        if (!progress.alive) {
-            consumer.close();
-            TerminalUtils.closeTerminal();
+        if (first) {
+            forceRefresh();
+            first = false;
+        }
+        else {
+            if (!progress.paused) refresh();
+            if (!progress.alive) {
+                forceRefresh();
+                consumer.close();
+                TerminalUtils.closeTerminal();
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/Issue117Test.java b/src/test/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/Issue117Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..011725c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/me/tongfei/progressbar/Issue117Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package me.tongfei.progressbar;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class Issue117Test {
+
+    @Test
+    void testImmediateStart() throws InterruptedException {
+        try (ProgressBar pb = new ProgressBar("Test", 2)) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+                Thread.sleep(1000);
+                pb.step();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}