diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-network.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-network.sh
index 217c4bdd6..00b30c314 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-network.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-network.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ _net_interfaces() {
     find /sys/class/net/* -type l ! -name 'lo' -printf '%f ' -exec cat {}/address \;
 }
 
+_essid_scan() {
+    iwctl station "${_INTERFACE}" scan &>"${_NO_LOG}"
+    _COUNT=0
+    while true; do
+        sleep 1
+        _COUNT=$((_COUNT+1))
+        # abort after 5 seconds
+        _progress "$((_COUNT*5))" "Scanning $((5-_COUNT)) second(s) for SSIDs with interface ${_INTERFACE}..."
+        [[ "${_COUNT}" == 5 ]] && break
+    done
+}
+
 _essid_list() {
     # only show lines with signal '*'
     # kill spaces from the end and replace spaces with + between
@@ -48,9 +60,7 @@ _wireless() {
     _CONTINUE=""
     while [[ -z "${_CONTINUE}" ]]; do
         # scan the area
-        _dialog --title " Network Configuration " --no-mouse --infobox "Scanning for SSIDs with interface ${_INTERFACE}..." 3 60
-        iwctl station "${_INTERFACE}" scan &>"${_NO_LOG}"
-        sleep 5
+        _essid_scan | _dialog --title " Network Configuration " --no-mouse --gauge "Scanning 5 second(s) for SSIDs with interface ${_INTERFACE}..." 3 60
         #shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2046
         if _dialog --cancel-label "${_LABEL}" --title " SSID Scan Result " --menu "Empty spaces in your SSID are replaced by '+' char" 13 60 6 \
             "RESCAN" "SSIDs" "HIDDEN" "SSID" $(_essid_list _) 2>"${_ANSWER}"; then
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ _wireless() {
     _dialog --title " Network Configuration " --no-mouse --infobox "Connecting to '${_WLAN_SSID}'\nwith interface ${_INTERFACE}..." 4 50
     _printk off
     if [[ -z "${_WLAN_KEY}" ]]; then
-        iwctl station "${_INTERFACE}" "${_WLAN_CONNECT}" "${_WLAN_SSID}" &>"${_NO_LOG}" && _WLAN_AUTH=1
+        echo "" | iwctl station "${_INTERFACE}" "${_WLAN_CONNECT}" "${_WLAN_SSID}" &>"${_NO_LOG}" && _WLAN_AUTH=1
     else
         iwctl --passphrase="${_WLAN_KEY}" station "${_INTERFACE}" "${_WLAN_CONNECT}" "${_WLAN_SSID}" &>"${_NO_LOG}" && _WLAN_AUTH=1
     fi
@@ -95,7 +105,7 @@ _wireless() {
         sleep 2
         return 0
     else
-        _dialog --title " ERROR " --no-mouse --infobox "Authentification to ${_WLAN_SSID}' failed. Please configure again!" 3 70
+        _dialog --title " ERROR " --no-mouse --infobox "Authentification to ${_WLAN_SSID}' failed.\nPlease configure again!" 4 70
         sleep 5
         return 1
     fi