diff --git a/addons/base_default_home/static/src/img/throbber.gif b/addons/base/static/src/img/throbber2.gif
similarity index 100%
rename from addons/base_default_home/static/src/img/throbber.gif
rename to addons/base/static/src/img/throbber2.gif
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 665efa0e3e3..4cebdcc2893 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ openerp.base.Database = openerp.base.Widget.extend({
         self.$option_id.find("form[name=create_db_form]").validate({
             submitHandler: function (form) {
                 var fields = $(form).serializeArray();
-                $.blockUI();
+                $.blockUI({message:'<img src="/base/static/src/img/throbber2.gif">'});
                 self.rpc("/base/database/create", {'fields': fields}, function(result) {
                     if (result.error) {
                         $.unblockUI();
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ openerp.base.Database = openerp.base.Widget.extend({
 
         self.$option_id.find("form[name=backup_db_form]").validate({
             submitHandler: function (form) {
-                $.blockUI();
+                $.blockUI({message:'<img src="/base/static/src/img/throbber2.gif">'});
                 // need to detect when the file is done downloading (not used
                 // yet, but we'll need it to fix the UI e.g. with a throbber
                 // while dump is being generated), iframe load event only fires
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ openerp.base.Database = openerp.base.Widget.extend({
        	
        	self.$option_id.find("form[name=restore_db_form]").validate({
             submitHandler: function (form) {
-                $.blockUI();
+                $.blockUI({message:'<img src="/base/static/src/img/throbber2.gif">'});
                 $(form).ajaxSubmit({
                     url: '/base/database/restore',
                     type: 'POST',
diff --git a/addons/base_default_home/static/src/js/home.js b/addons/base_default_home/static/src/js/home.js
index eaa8a72e3fa..57b5fab71f3 100644
--- a/addons/base_default_home/static/src/js/home.js
+++ b/addons/base_default_home/static/src/js/home.js
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ openerp.base_default_home = function (openerp) {
                 this, 'ir.module.module', null, [['name', '=', module_name], ['state', '=', 'uninstalled']]);
             var Upgrade = new openerp.base.DataSet(this, 'base.module.upgrade');
 
-            $.blockUI({
-                message: '<img src="/base_default_home/static/src/img/throbber.gif">'
-            });
+            $.blockUI({message:'<img src="/base/static/src/img/throbber2.gif">'});
             Modules.read_slice(['id'], {}, function (records) {
                 if (!(records.length === 1)) { return; }
                 Modules.call('state_update',