diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
index a4553b3c9..edcd3fe46 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ func runCheck(opts CheckOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 			errorsFound = true
 			Warnf("%v\n", err)
 		}
+		p.Done()
 	}
 
 	switch {
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
index 92f37e1b9..d4073107c 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_prune.go
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ func prune(opts PruneOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, repo restic.Repository, usedB
 		Verbosef("repacking packs\n")
 		bar := newProgressMax(!gopts.Quiet, uint64(len(repackPacks)), "packs repacked")
 		_, err := repository.Repack(ctx, repo, repackPacks, keepBlobs, bar)
+		bar.Done()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_rebuild_index.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_rebuild_index.go
index 87b78b4b4..edae215a6 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_rebuild_index.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_rebuild_index.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func rebuildIndex(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, ignorePacks resti
 
 	bar := newProgressMax(!globalOptions.Quiet, packs-uint64(len(ignorePacks)), "packs")
 	idx, invalidFiles, err := index.New(ctx, repo, ignorePacks, bar)
+	bar.Done()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/checker/checker.go b/internal/checker/checker.go
index 6db11d876..533337cf4 100644
--- a/internal/checker/checker.go
+++ b/internal/checker/checker.go
@@ -773,14 +773,13 @@ func checkPack(ctx context.Context, r restic.Repository, id restic.ID) error {
 }
 
 // ReadData loads all data from the repository and checks the integrity.
-func (c *Checker) ReadData(ctx context.Context, p *progress.Counter, errChan chan<- error) {
-	c.ReadPacks(ctx, c.packs, p, errChan)
+func (c *Checker) ReadData(ctx context.Context, errChan chan<- error) {
+	c.ReadPacks(ctx, c.packs, nil, errChan)
 }
 
 // ReadPacks loads data from specified packs and checks the integrity.
 func (c *Checker) ReadPacks(ctx context.Context, packs restic.IDSet, p *progress.Counter, errChan chan<- error) {
 	defer close(errChan)
-	defer p.Done()
 
 	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	ch := make(chan restic.ID)
diff --git a/internal/checker/checker_test.go b/internal/checker/checker_test.go
index ce12420eb..8218a94fc 100644
--- a/internal/checker/checker_test.go
+++ b/internal/checker/checker_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func checkData(chkr *checker.Checker) []error {
 	return collectErrors(
 		context.TODO(),
 		func(ctx context.Context, errCh chan<- error) {
-			chkr.ReadData(ctx, nil, errCh)
+			chkr.ReadData(ctx, errCh)
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/internal/checker/testing.go b/internal/checker/testing.go
index 4a7bf48d2..8e49b562c 100644
--- a/internal/checker/testing.go
+++ b/internal/checker/testing.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestCheckRepo(t testing.TB, repo restic.Repository) {
 
 	// read data
 	errChan = make(chan error)
-	go chkr.ReadData(context.TODO(), nil, errChan)
+	go chkr.ReadData(context.TODO(), errChan)
 
 	for err := range errChan {
 		t.Error(err)
diff --git a/internal/index/index.go b/internal/index/index.go
index f1e37b608..4c0f5fee7 100644
--- a/internal/index/index.go
+++ b/internal/index/index.go
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ type Lister interface {
 // New creates a new index for repo from scratch. InvalidFiles contains all IDs
 // of files  that cannot be listed successfully.
 func New(ctx context.Context, repo Lister, ignorePacks restic.IDSet, p *progress.Counter) (idx *Index, invalidFiles restic.IDs, err error) {
-	defer p.Done()
-
 	type Job struct {
 		PackID restic.ID
 		Size   int64
@@ -191,8 +189,6 @@ func loadIndexJSON(ctx context.Context, repo ListLoader, id restic.ID) (*indexJS
 func Load(ctx context.Context, repo ListLoader, p *progress.Counter) (*Index, error) {
 	debug.Log("loading indexes")
 
-	defer p.Done()
-
 	supersedes := make(map[restic.ID]restic.IDSet)
 	results := make(map[restic.ID]map[restic.ID]Pack)
 
diff --git a/internal/repository/repack.go b/internal/repository/repack.go
index 23b4254ee..9304204e1 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repack.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repack.go
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ const numRepackWorkers = 8
 // The map keepBlobs is modified by Repack, it is used to keep track of which
 // blobs have been processed.
 func Repack(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, packs restic.IDSet, keepBlobs restic.BlobSet, p *progress.Counter) (obsoletePacks restic.IDSet, err error) {
-	defer p.Done()
-
 	debug.Log("repacking %d packs while keeping %d blobs", len(packs), len(keepBlobs))
 
 	wg, wgCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)