diff --git a/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.c b/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.c
index 6ade87311..194fa7aab 100644
--- a/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.c
+++ b/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.c
@@ -1439,9 +1439,6 @@ int32_t stlink_write_flash(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base, uint3
          (uint32_t)(sl->flash_pgsz));
     return (-1);
   }
-  if ((len % 16 <= 8) & (sl->flash_type == STM32_FLASH_TYPE_L5_U5)) {
-    len += 8;
-  }
 
   // make sure we've loaded the context with the chip details
   stlink_core_id(sl);
diff --git a/src/stlink-lib/flash_loader.c b/src/stlink-lib/flash_loader.c
index 3472e2a61..2bac1ace0 100644
--- a/src/stlink-lib/flash_loader.c
+++ b/src/stlink-lib/flash_loader.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int32_t stm32l1_write_half_pages(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base,
 
     if (sl->verbose >= 1) {
       // show progress; writing procedure is slow and previous errors are misleading
-      fprintf(stdout, "\r%3u/%u halfpages written", count + 1, num_half_pages);
+      fprintf(stdout, "\r%3u/%3u halfpages written", count + 1, num_half_pages);
       fflush(stdout);
     }