diff --git a/addons/trenches/functions/fnc_continueDiggingTrench.sqf b/addons/trenches/functions/fnc_continueDiggingTrench.sqf
index efedfa031b..6169616f2b 100644
--- a/addons/trenches/functions/fnc_continueDiggingTrench.sqf
+++ b/addons/trenches/functions/fnc_continueDiggingTrench.sqf
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ private _fnc_onFailure = {
     // Reset animation
     [_unit, "", 1] call EFUNC(common,doAnimation);
 };
-[(_digTimeLeft + 0.5), [_unit, _trench], _fnc_onFinish, _fnc_onFailure, localize LSTRING(DiggingTrench)] call EFUNC(common,progressBar);
+private _fnc_condition = {
+    (_this select 0) params ["_unit"];
+    "ACE_EntrenchingTool" in (_unit call EFUNC(common,uniqueItems))
+};
+[(_digTimeLeft + 0.5), [_unit, _trench], _fnc_onFinish, _fnc_onFailure, localize LSTRING(DiggingTrench), _fnc_condition] call EFUNC(common,progressBar);
 
 if(_actualProgress == 0) then {
     [_unit, _trench, _trenchId, _basePos vectorDiff [0, 0, 1.0], _vecDirAndUp, _actualProgress] call FUNC(setTrenchPlacement);
diff --git a/addons/trenches/functions/fnc_removeTrench.sqf b/addons/trenches/functions/fnc_removeTrench.sqf
index 3a549eb16f..db29587a21 100644
--- a/addons/trenches/functions/fnc_removeTrench.sqf
+++ b/addons/trenches/functions/fnc_removeTrench.sqf
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ private _fnc_onFailure = {
     // Reset animation
     [_unit, "", 1] call EFUNC(common,doAnimation);
 };
-[(_removeTimeLeft + 0.5), [_unit, _trench], _fnc_onFinish, _fnc_onFailure, localize LSTRING(RemovingTrench)] call EFUNC(common,progressBar);
+private _fnc_condition = {
+    (_this select 0) params ["_unit"];
+    "ACE_EntrenchingTool" in (_unit call EFUNC(common,uniqueItems))
+};
+[(_removeTimeLeft + 0.5), [_unit, _trench], _fnc_onFinish, _fnc_onFailure, localize LSTRING(RemovingTrench), _fnc_condition] call EFUNC(common,progressBar);
 
 private _progressLeft = ((1 - _actualProgress) * 10) + 1;