diff --git a/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp b/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
index 839c0bf1d..eea20ef5b 100644
--- a/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
+++ b/backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ std::vector<const dive_site *> exportFuncs::getDiveSitesToExport(bool selectedOn
 	return res;
 }
 
-void exportFuncs::exportUsingStyleSheet(QString filename, bool doExport, int units,
+QFuture<int> exportFuncs::exportUsingStyleSheet(QString filename, bool doExport, int units,
 	QString stylesheet, bool anonymize)
 {
-	future = QtConcurrent::run(export_dives_xslt, filename.toUtf8(), doExport, units, stylesheet.toUtf8(), anonymize);
+	return QtConcurrent::run(export_dives_xslt, filename.toUtf8(), doExport, units, stylesheet.toUtf8(), anonymize);
 }
diff --git a/backend-shared/exportfuncs.h b/backend-shared/exportfuncs.h
index a378e152d..530cde7e0 100644
--- a/backend-shared/exportfuncs.h
+++ b/backend-shared/exportfuncs.h
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ public:
 	void export_TeX(const char *filename, const bool selected_only, bool plain);
 	void export_depths(const char *filename, const bool selected_only);
 	std::vector<const dive_site *> getDiveSitesToExport(bool selectedOnly);
-	void exportUsingStyleSheet(QString filename, bool doExport, int units,
+	QFuture<int> exportUsingStyleSheet(QString filename, bool doExport, int units,
 		QString stylesheet, bool anonymize);
-	QFuture<int> future;
 
 	// prepareDivesForUploadDiveLog
 	// prepareDivesForUploadDiveShare
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/divelogexportdialog.cpp b/desktop-widgets/divelogexportdialog.cpp
index dc0928e8f..0e85bc6bd 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/divelogexportdialog.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/divelogexportdialog.cpp
@@ -214,9 +214,10 @@ void DiveLogExportDialog::on_buttonBox_accepted()
 		qPrefDisplay::set_lastDir(fileInfo.dir().path());
 		// the non XSLT exports are called directly above, the XSLT based ons are called here
 		if (!stylesheet.isEmpty()) {
-			exportFuncs::instance()->exportUsingStyleSheet(filename, ui->exportSelected->isChecked(), ui->CSVUnits_2->currentIndex(), stylesheet.toUtf8(), ui->anonymize->isChecked());
-		MainWindow::instance()->getNotificationWidget()->showNotification(tr("Please wait, exporting..."), KMessageWidget::Information);
-		MainWindow::instance()->getNotificationWidget()->setFuture(exportFuncs::instance()->future);
+			QFuture<void> future = exportFuncs::instance()->exportUsingStyleSheet(filename, ui->exportSelected->isChecked(),
+					ui->CSVUnits_2->currentIndex(), stylesheet.toUtf8(), ui->anonymize->isChecked());
+			MainWindow::instance()->getNotificationWidget()->showNotification(tr("Please wait, exporting..."), KMessageWidget::Information);
+			MainWindow::instance()->getNotificationWidget()->setFuture(future);
 		}
 	}
 }