diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/AbstractSystemViewAdapter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/AbstractSystemViewAdapter.java
index fcb26761472..9d6a6e011ce 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/AbstractSystemViewAdapter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/AbstractSystemViewAdapter.java
@@ -1757,11 +1757,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractSystemViewAdapter
 	public void fetchDeferredChildren(Object o, IElementCollector collector, IProgressMonitor monitor) 
 	{
 		SystemFetchOperation operation = null;
+        monitor = Policy.monitorFor(monitor);
+        String taskName = SystemViewResources.RESID_FETCHING;
+        monitor.beginTask(taskName, 100);
+        operation = getSystemFetchOperation(o, collector);
         try 
         {
-            monitor = Policy.monitorFor(monitor);
-            monitor.beginTask(Policy.bind("RemoteFolderElement.fetchingRemoteChildren", getLabel(o)), 100); //$NON-NLS-1$
-            operation = getSystemFetchOperation(o, collector);
 			operation.run(Policy.subMonitorFor(monitor, 100));
         } 
         catch (InvocationTargetException e) 
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewResources.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewResources.java
index d4fe708f46c..41e7b5ee62a 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewResources.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewResources.java
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ public class SystemViewResources extends NLS {
 
 	public static String    RESID_SCRATCHPAD;
 	public static String    RESID_REMOTE_SCRATCHPAD;
+	
+	public static String    RESID_FETCHING;
 
 	static {
 		// load message values from bundle file
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewResources.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewResources.properties
index f46d4288a81..f24bdc638ac 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewResources.properties
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewResources.properties
@@ -201,4 +201,6 @@ RESID_PROPERTY_LINKINGACTION_TOOLTIP = Link with Editor
 
 
 RESID_SCRATCHPAD=Scratchpad
-RESID_REMOTE_SCRATCHPAD=Remote Scratchpad
\ No newline at end of file
+RESID_REMOTE_SCRATCHPAD=Remote Scratchpad
+
+RESID_FETCHING = Fetching Remote Resources
\ No newline at end of file