diff --git a/utils/jsonmessage.go b/utils/jsonmessage.go
index 3752c997f1..bdc47f0e1d 100644
--- a/utils/jsonmessage.go
+++ b/utils/jsonmessage.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (jm *JSONMessage) Display(out io.Writer, isTerminal bool) error {
 		// <ESC>[2K = erase entire current line
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%c[2K\r", 27)
 		endl = "\r"
-	} else if jm.Progress != nil { //disable progressbar in non-terminal
+	} else if jm.Progress != nil && jm.Progress.String() != "" { //disable progressbar in non-terminal
 		return nil
 	}
 	if jm.Time != 0 {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (jm *JSONMessage) Display(out io.Writer, isTerminal bool) error {
 	if jm.From != "" {
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "(from %s) ", jm.From)
 	}
-	if jm.Progress != nil {
+	if jm.Progress != nil && isTerminal {
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s %s%s", jm.Status, jm.Progress.String(), endl)
 	} else if jm.ProgressMessage != "" { //deprecated
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s %s%s", jm.Status, jm.ProgressMessage, endl)