diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic-progress.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic-progress.js.handlebars
index 55b2fc5e6e0..f98b96f21d3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic-progress.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic-progress.js.handlebars
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 {{/if}}
 <nav id='topic-progress' title="{{i18n topic.progress.title}}" {{bind-attr class="hideProgress:hidden"}}>
   <div class='nums'>
-    <h4>{{progressPosition}}</h4><span {{bind-attr class="hugeNumberOfPosts:hidden"}}> <span>{{i18n of_value}}</span> <h4>{{postStream.filteredPostsCount}}</h4></span>
+    <h4>{{progressPosition}}</h4><span {{bind-attr class="hugeNumberOfPosts:hidden"}}> <span>/</span> <h4>{{postStream.filteredPostsCount}}</h4></span>
   </div>
   <i {{bind-attr class=":fa expanded::fa-sort"}}></i>
   <div class='bg'>&nbsp;</div>
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 8cf29ff5f1f..2a5fba0ce1a 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ en:
     not_implemented: "That feature hasn't been implemented yet, sorry!"
     no_value: "No"
     yes_value: "Yes"
-    of_value: "of"
     generic_error: "Sorry, an error has occurred."
     generic_error_with_reason: "An error occurred: %{error}"
     log_in: "Sign In"
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index a697125eb56..4108a3d1b27 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ posting:
     default: false
   short_progress_text_threshold:
     client: true
-    default: 1000
+    default: 10000
   default_code_lang:
     client: true
     default: "lang-auto"