diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RIViewer.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RIViewer.cpp
index 1ebba0330f..d82c33b554 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RIViewer.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RIViewer.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ RIViewer::RIViewer(const QGLFormat& format, QWidget* parent)
     m_animationProgress->setFormat("Time Step: %v/%m");
     m_animationProgress->setTextVisible(true);
 
-    QCDEStyle myStyle;
-    m_animationProgress->setStyle(&myStyle);
+    m_progressBarStyle = new QCDEStyle();
+    m_animationProgress->setStyle(m_progressBarStyle);
     m_showAnimProgress = false;
 
     // Histogram
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ RIViewer::~RIViewer()
     delete m_InfoLabel;
     delete m_animationProgress;
     delete m_histogramWidget;
+    delete m_progressBarStyle;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RIViewer.h b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RIViewer.h
index 6b11bbe430..b09ce90448 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RIViewer.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RIViewer.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class RimReservoirView;
 class QLabel;
 class QProgressBar;
 class RiuSimpleHistogramWidget;
+class QCDEStyle;
 
 namespace cvf
 {
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ private:
     RiuSimpleHistogramWidget* m_histogramWidget;
     bool            m_showHistogram;
 
+    QCDEStyle*      m_progressBarStyle;
 
 
     cvf::ref<cvf::OverlayScalarMapperLegend> m_legend1;