diff --git a/src/tagstudio/qt/widgets/progress.py b/src/tagstudio/qt/widgets/progress.py
index adf61f12..6506581e 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/qt/widgets/progress.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/qt/widgets/progress.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ProgressWidget(QWidget):
         self.pb = QProgressDialog(
             labelText=label_text,
             minimum=minimum,
-            cancelButtonText=cancel_button_text or "",
+            cancelButtonText=cancel_button_text,  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
             maximum=maximum,
         )
         self.root.addWidget(self.pb)