diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 940c5b2..6865b47 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ lubuntu-artwork (0.9) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * plymouth theme:
    - Update logo color.
+   - Sync with ubuntu-logo.script.
   * usr/share/icons:
    - Add Lubuntu icon theme, which inherits from elementary-monochrome.
   * debian/control:
diff --git a/lib/plymouth/themes/lubuntu-logo/lubuntu-logo.script b/lib/plymouth/themes/lubuntu-logo/lubuntu-logo.script
index d3a51f8..f8f577d 100644
--- a/lib/plymouth/themes/lubuntu-logo/lubuntu-logo.script
+++ b/lib/plymouth/themes/lubuntu-logo/lubuntu-logo.script
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ fun update_progress_label (progress) {
     label = StringReplace (progress_label.status_string[0], "%1$d", global.counter.current);
     label = StringReplace (label, "%2$d",  global.counter.total);
     label = StringReplace (label, "%3$d",  progress_label.progress);
+    label = StringReplace (label, "%%",  "%");
 
     progress_label = get_fsck_label (label, 0);
     #progress_label.progress = progress;
@@ -959,10 +960,10 @@ fun update_status_callback (status) {
         device = update_strings[1];
         progress = update_strings[2];
         status_string[0] = update_strings[3]; # "Checking disk %1$d of %2$d (%3$d %% complete)"
+        if (!status_string[0])
+            status_string[0] = "Checking disk %1$d of %2$d (%3$d %% complete)";
         
-        if ((device != "") &&
-            (progress != "") &&
-            (status_string[0] != "")) {
+        if ((device != "") && (progress != "")) {
             progress = StringToInteger (progress);
         
             # Make sure that the fsck_queue is initialised