diff --git a/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/action/AbstractLoadAction.java b/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/action/AbstractLoadAction.java
index e60fa712..c0f61c34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/action/AbstractLoadAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/action/AbstractLoadAction.java
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ protected boolean visit() throws DataAccessObjectException, ParameterLoadExcepti
         if (daoRowList == null || daoRowList.size() == 0) return false;
         int daoRowCount = 0;
 
-        getVisitor().initLoadRateCalculator();
         for (final Row daoRow : daoRowList) {
             if (!DAORowUtil.isValidRow(daoRow)) {
                 getVisitor().setRowConversionStatus(daoRowNumBase + daoRowCount++, 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/action/visitor/DAOLoadVisitor.java b/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/action/visitor/DAOLoadVisitor.java
index 6408538e..70a56d8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/action/visitor/DAOLoadVisitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/action/visitor/DAOLoadVisitor.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ protected DAOLoadVisitor(Controller controller, ILoaderProgress monitor, DataWri
         if (newRichTextRegex != null && !newRichTextRegex.isBlank()) {
             this.richTextRegex = newRichTextRegex;
         }
+        this.initLoadRateCalculator();
     }
     
     public void setRowConversionStatus(int dataSourceRow, boolean conversionSuccess) {
@@ -223,8 +224,14 @@ protected boolean writeStatus() {
         return true;
     }
 
-    public void initLoadRateCalculator() throws DataAccessObjectException {
-        getRateCalculator().start(((DataReader)getController().getDao()).getTotalRows());
+    private void initLoadRateCalculator() {
+        try {
+            DataReader dao = (DataReader)getController().getDao();
+            getRateCalculator().start(dao.getTotalRows());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("Unable to get total rows to upload from CSV or database");
+            getRateCalculator().start(0);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/dao/csv/CSVFileReader.java b/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/dao/csv/CSVFileReader.java
index 1d2fe13e..9d544b11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/dao/csv/CSVFileReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/salesforce/dataloader/dao/csv/CSVFileReader.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public List<String> getColumnNames() {
     public int getTotalRows() throws DataAccessObjectException {
         if (totalRows == 0) {
             if (!isOpen) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("File is not open");
+                open();
             }
             totalRows = DAORowUtil.calculateTotalRows(this);
         }