diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
index cbe9af374a120..a5beecc4b2b9f 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ def run_pretrain_routine(self, model):
 
         # when testing requested only run test and return
         if self.testing:
+            if self.show_progress_bar:
+                self.progress_bar.reset(self.nb_test_batches)
+
             self.run_evaluation(test=True)
             return