diff --git a/internal/restorer/filerestorer.go b/internal/restorer/filerestorer.go
index f3a68c58a..49f5f7af8 100644
--- a/internal/restorer/filerestorer.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/filerestorer.go
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ func (r *fileRestorer) restoreEmptyFileAt(location string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if r.progress != nil {
-		r.progress.AddProgress(location, 0, 0)
-	}
+	r.progress.AddProgress(location, 0, 0)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -361,11 +359,7 @@ func (r *fileRestorer) downloadBlobs(ctx context.Context, packID restic.ID,
 							createSize = file.size
 						}
 						writeErr := r.filesWriter.writeToFile(r.targetPath(file.location), blobData, offset, createSize, file.sparse)
-
-						if r.progress != nil {
-							r.progress.AddProgress(file.location, uint64(len(blobData)), uint64(file.size))
-						}
-
+						r.progress.AddProgress(file.location, uint64(len(blobData)), uint64(file.size))
 						return writeErr
 					}
 					err := r.sanitizeError(file, writeToFile())
diff --git a/internal/restorer/restorer.go b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
index f691c4cae..12ce84d5c 100644
--- a/internal/restorer/restorer.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
@@ -170,10 +170,7 @@ func (res *Restorer) restoreNodeTo(ctx context.Context, node *restic.Node, targe
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if res.progress != nil {
-		res.progress.AddProgress(location, 0, 0)
-	}
-
+	res.progress.AddProgress(location, 0, 0)
 	return res.restoreNodeMetadataTo(node, target, location)
 }
 
@@ -195,9 +192,7 @@ func (res *Restorer) restoreHardlinkAt(node *restic.Node, target, path, location
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	if res.progress != nil {
-		res.progress.AddProgress(location, 0, 0)
-	}
+	res.progress.AddProgress(location, 0, 0)
 
 	// TODO investigate if hardlinks have separate metadata on any supported system
 	return res.restoreNodeMetadataTo(node, path, location)
@@ -225,9 +220,7 @@ func (res *Restorer) RestoreTo(ctx context.Context, dst string) error {
 	_, err = res.traverseTree(ctx, dst, string(filepath.Separator), *res.sn.Tree, treeVisitor{
 		enterDir: func(_ *restic.Node, target, location string) error {
 			debug.Log("first pass, enterDir: mkdir %q, leaveDir should restore metadata", location)
-			if res.progress != nil {
-				res.progress.AddFile(0)
-			}
+			res.progress.AddFile(0)
 			// create dir with default permissions
 			// #leaveDir restores dir metadata after visiting all children
 			return fs.MkdirAll(target, 0700)
@@ -243,27 +236,20 @@ func (res *Restorer) RestoreTo(ctx context.Context, dst string) error {
 			}
 
 			if node.Type != "file" {
-				if res.progress != nil {
-					res.progress.AddFile(0)
-				}
+				res.progress.AddFile(0)
 				return nil
 			}
 
 			if node.Links > 1 {
 				if idx.Has(node.Inode, node.DeviceID) {
-					if res.progress != nil {
-						// a hardlinked file does not increase the restore size
-						res.progress.AddFile(0)
-					}
+					// a hardlinked file does not increase the restore size
+					res.progress.AddFile(0)
 					return nil
 				}
 				idx.Add(node.Inode, node.DeviceID, location)
 			}
 
-			if res.progress != nil {
-				res.progress.AddFile(node.Size)
-			}
-
+			res.progress.AddFile(node.Size)
 			filerestorer.addFile(location, node.Content, int64(node.Size))
 
 			return nil
@@ -296,7 +282,7 @@ func (res *Restorer) RestoreTo(ctx context.Context, dst string) error {
 		},
 		leaveDir: func(node *restic.Node, target, location string) error {
 			err := res.restoreNodeMetadataTo(node, target, location)
-			if err == nil && res.progress != nil {
+			if err == nil {
 				res.progress.AddProgress(location, 0, 0)
 			}
 			return err
diff --git a/internal/ui/restore/progress.go b/internal/ui/restore/progress.go
index f2bd5d38b..0e120b6a6 100644
--- a/internal/ui/restore/progress.go
+++ b/internal/ui/restore/progress.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ func (p *Progress) update(runtime time.Duration, final bool) {
 
 // AddFile starts tracking a new file with the given size
 func (p *Progress) AddFile(size uint64) {
+	if p == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	p.m.Lock()
 	defer p.m.Unlock()
 
@@ -68,6 +72,10 @@ func (p *Progress) AddFile(size uint64) {
 
 // AddProgress accumulates the number of bytes written for a file
 func (p *Progress) AddProgress(name string, bytesWrittenPortion uint64, bytesTotal uint64) {
+	if p == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	p.m.Lock()
 	defer p.m.Unlock()