diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
index 2d84f2e71..ca08d289b 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
@@ -262,13 +262,11 @@ func pruneRepository(gopts GlobalOptions, repo restic.Repository) error {
 
 	var obsoletePacks restic.IDSet
 	if len(rewritePacks) != 0 {
-		bar = newProgressMax(!gopts.Quiet, uint64(len(rewritePacks)), "packs rewritten")
-		bar.Start()
+		bar := newProgressMax(!gopts.Quiet, uint64(len(rewritePacks)), "packs rewritten")
 		obsoletePacks, err = repository.Repack(ctx, repo, rewritePacks, usedBlobs, bar)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		bar.Done()
 	}
 
 	removePacks.Merge(obsoletePacks)
@@ -295,6 +293,7 @@ func getUsedBlobs(gopts GlobalOptions, repo restic.Repository, snapshots []*rest
 
 	bar := newProgressMax(!gopts.Quiet, uint64(len(snapshots)), "snapshots")
 	bar.Start()
+	defer bar.Done()
 	for _, sn := range snapshots {
 		debug.Log("process snapshot %v", sn.ID())
 
diff --git a/internal/repository/repack.go b/internal/repository/repack.go
index e39480fb1..f241c89ea 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repack.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repack.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import (
 // into a new pack. Returned is the list of obsolete packs which can then
 // be removed.
 func Repack(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, packs restic.IDSet, keepBlobs restic.BlobSet, p *restic.Progress) (obsoletePacks restic.IDSet, err error) {
+	if p != nil {
+		p.Start()
+		defer p.Done()
+	}
+
 	debug.Log("repacking %d packs while keeping %d blobs", len(packs), len(keepBlobs))
 
 	for packID := range packs {