diff --git a/cme/cli.py b/cme/cli.py
index 12738d8a..f3aae380 100755
--- a/cme/cli.py
+++ b/cme/cli.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def gen_cli_args():
     parser.add_argument("-t", type=int, dest="threads", default=100, help="set how many concurrent threads to use (default: 100)")
     parser.add_argument("--timeout", default=None, type=int, help='max timeout in seconds of each thread (default: None)')
     parser.add_argument("--jitter", metavar='INTERVAL', type=str, help='sets a random delay between each connection (default: None)')
-    parser.add_argument("--progress", default=True, action='store_false', help='display progress bar during scan')
+    parser.add_argument("--no-progress", action='store_true', help='Not displaying progress bar during scan')
     parser.add_argument("--darrell", action='store_true', help='give Darrell a hand')
     parser.add_argument("--verbose", action='store_true', help="enable verbose output")
     parser.add_argument("--debug", action='store_true', help="enable debug level information")
diff --git a/cme/crackmapexec.py b/cme/crackmapexec.py
index f4e8f58b..29bca2a7 100755
--- a/cme/crackmapexec.py
+++ b/cme/crackmapexec.py
@@ -56,17 +56,22 @@ def create_db_engine(db_path):
 
 
 async def start_run(protocol_obj, args, db, targets):
-    with Progress(console=cme_console) as progress:
         cme_logger.debug(f"Creating ThreadPoolExecutor")
-        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=args.threads + 1) as executor:
-            current = 0
-            total = len(targets)
-            tasks = progress.add_task(f"[green]Running CME against {total} {'target' if total == 1 else 'targets'}", total=total)
-            cme_logger.debug(f"Creating thread for {protocol_obj}")
-            futures = [executor.submit(protocol_obj, args, db, target) for target in targets]
-            for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(futures):
-                current += 1
-                progress.update(tasks, completed=current)
+        if args.no_progress:
+            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=args.threads + 1) as executor:
+                cme_logger.debug(f"Creating thread for {protocol_obj}")
+                _ = [executor.submit(protocol_obj, args, db, target) for target in targets]
+        else:
+            with Progress(console=cme_console) as progress:
+                with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=args.threads + 1) as executor:
+                    current = 0
+                    total = len(targets)
+                    tasks = progress.add_task(f"[green]Running CME against {total} {'target' if total == 1 else 'targets'}", total=total)
+                    cme_logger.debug(f"Creating thread for {protocol_obj}")
+                    futures = [executor.submit(protocol_obj, args, db, target) for target in targets]
+                    for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(futures):
+                        current += 1
+                        progress.update(tasks, completed=current)
 
 
 def main():