diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 961ce94..f0958c6 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ function getHasher(hashType) {
     const buttonText = e.target.innerText
     e.target.innerText = "Calculating hash…"
 
+    document.getElementById("hash-container").classList.remove("done")
+
     const formData = new FormData(document.getElementById("hash-setup"))
     const hashSetup = getHashSetup(formData)
 
@@ -54,9 +56,13 @@ function getHasher(hashType) {
 
     const hasher = getHasher(hashSetup.hashType)
 
-    displayHash(hasher(hashSetup.password, hashSetup.privateOptions))
+    // Hack for enforcing that the DOM changes get propagated to the view
+    // before the hash is calculated (which blocks the thread).
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      displayHash(hasher(hashSetup.password, hashSetup.privateOptions))
 
-    e.target.innerText = buttonText
-    e.target.disabled = false
+      e.target.innerText = buttonText
+      e.target.disabled = false
+    }, 0)
   })
 })()