diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud_director/README.md b/lib/fog/vcloud_director/README.md
index 935fb9075..0520cf3e2 100644
--- a/lib/fog/vcloud_director/README.md
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud_director/README.md
@@ -54,14 +54,10 @@ Lazy load isn't used with `get` and `get_by_name` methods are used.
 
 ```ruby
 vcloud = Fog::Compute::VcloudDirector.new(
-  vcloud_director_username: "<username>@<org_name>",
-  vcloud_director_password: "<password>",
-  vcloud_director_host: 'example.com',
-  :connection_options => {
-    :ssl_verify_peer => false,
-    :connect_timeout => 200,
-    :read_timeout => 200
-  }
+  :vcloud_director_username => "<username>@<org_name>",
+  :vcloud_director_password => "<password>",
+  :vcloud_director_host => 'api.example.com',
+  :vcloud_director_show_progress => false, # task progress bar on/off
 )
 ```
 
@@ -341,7 +337,6 @@ vm = vapp.vms.get_by_name("DEVWEB")
 vm.cpu = 4
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-...  success
 4
 ```
 
@@ -355,7 +350,6 @@ vm = vapp.vms.get_by_name("DEVWEB")
 vm.memory = 4096
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-...  success
 4096
 ```
 
@@ -369,7 +363,6 @@ vm = vapp.vms.get_by_name("DEVWEB")
 vm.power_on
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-.....  success
 true
 ```
 
@@ -418,7 +411,6 @@ customization.script = "new userdata script"
 customization.save
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-..  success
 true
 ```
 
@@ -464,7 +456,6 @@ network.ip_address_allocation_mode = "DHCP"
 network.save
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-..  success
 true
 ```
 
@@ -548,7 +539,6 @@ vm = vapp.vms.get_by_name("DEVWEB")
 vm.disks.create(1024)
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-...  success
 true
 ```
 
@@ -638,7 +628,6 @@ disk = vm.disks.get_by_name("Hard disk 2")
 disk.capacity = 2048
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-...  success
 true
 ```
 
@@ -653,7 +642,6 @@ disk = vm.disks.get_by_name("Hard disk 2")
 disk.destroy
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-...  success
 true
 ```
 
@@ -714,7 +702,6 @@ vm = vapp.vms.get_by_name("DEVWEB")
 vm.tags.create('this_is_a_key', 'this_is_a_value')
 ```
 ```no-highlight
- success
 true
 ```
 
@@ -744,7 +731,6 @@ vm = vapp.vms.get_by_name("DEVWEB")
 vm.tags.get_by_name('this_is_a_key').value = 'new_value'
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-  success
 "new_value"
 ```
 
@@ -758,7 +744,6 @@ vm = vapp.vms.get_by_name("DEVWEB")
 vm.tags.get_by_name('this_is_a_key').destroy
 ```
 ```no-highlight
-  success
 true
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud_director/compute.rb b/lib/fog/vcloud_director/compute.rb
index eb948da20..7df036d1e 100644
--- a/lib/fog/vcloud_director/compute.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud_director/compute.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module Fog
       class TaskError < Fog::VcloudDirector::Errors::TaskError; end
 
       requires :vcloud_director_username, :vcloud_director_password, :vcloud_director_host
-      recognizes :vcloud_director_api_version
+      recognizes :vcloud_director_api_version, :vcloud_director_show_progress
 
       secrets :vcloud_director_password
 
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ module Fog
         extend Fog::Deprecation
         deprecate :auth_token, :vcloud_token
 
-        attr_reader :end_point, :api_version
+        attr_reader :end_point, :api_version, :show_progress
+        alias_method :show_progress?, :show_progress
 
         def initialize(options={})
           @vcloud_director_password = options[:vcloud_director_password]
@@ -332,6 +333,8 @@ module Fog
           @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", @persistent, @connection_options)
           @end_point = "#{@scheme}://#{@host}#{@path}/"
           @api_version = options[:vcloud_director_api_version] || Fog::Compute::VcloudDirector::Defaults::API_VERSION
+          @show_progress = options[:vcloud_director_show_progress]
+          @show_progress = $stdin.tty? if @show_progress.nil?
         end
 
         def vcloud_token
diff --git a/lib/fog/vcloud_director/models/compute/task.rb b/lib/fog/vcloud_director/models/compute/task.rb
index c0a562dbd..c3c3ebe3e 100644
--- a/lib/fog/vcloud_director/models/compute/task.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/vcloud_director/models/compute/task.rb
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def non_running?
-          if status == 'running'
-            if progress.to_i == 0
-              printf '.'
-            else
-              print " #{progress} %\r"
+          if @service.show_progress? && (@last_progress ||= 0) < 100
+            if status == 'running'
+              Formatador.redisplay_progressbar(progress, 100, :label => operation_name, :started_at => start_time)
+              @last_progress = progress
+            elsif status == 'success'
+              Formatador.redisplay_progressbar(100, 100, :label => operation_name, :started_at => start_time)
+              @last_progress = 100
             end
-          else
-            puts "  #{status}"
           end
           status != 'running'
         end