diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 59b1395..2c4bf10 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ enable_navbar_social:       false  # enables displaying social links in the
 enable_project_categories:  true   # enables categorization of projects into
                                    # multiple categories
 enable_medium_zoom:         true   # enables image zoom feature (as on medium.com)
-enable_progressbar:         false  # enables a horizontal progress bar linked to the vertical scroll position
+enable_progressbar:         true   # enables a horizontal progress bar linked to the vertical scroll position
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Library versions
diff --git a/_sass/_base.scss b/_sass/_base.scss
index f507af5..1553e64 100644
--- a/_sass/_base.scss
+++ b/_sass/_base.scss
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ progress {
    
      /* Dimensions */
      width: 100%;
-     height: 5px;
+     height: 1px;
    
      /* Reset the appearance */
      -webkit-appearance: none;