diff --git a/cmd/rpcfetch/apply.go b/cmd/rpcfetch/apply.go
index 43e1da4..c8474c6 100644
--- a/cmd/rpcfetch/apply.go
+++ b/cmd/rpcfetch/apply.go
@@ -60,10 +60,8 @@ type applyState struct {
 func (s *applyState) replace(t string) string {
 	for k, f := range substitute {
 		t = strings.ReplaceAll(t, "%"+k, f(s))
-		go func() {
-			replCounter.Add(uint64(len(t)))
-			statusReplaces.SetText(strconv.Itoa(int(replCounter.Load())) + " bytes")
-		}()
+		replCounter.Add(uint64(len(t)))
+		statusReplaces.SetText(strconv.Itoa(int(replCounter.Load())) + " bytes")
 	}
 	return t
 }