diff --git a/python/obitools3/apps/progress.pyx b/python/obitools3/apps/progress.pyx
index cd3baa1..87233f5 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/apps/progress.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/apps/progress.pyx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cdef class ProgressBar:
                     '##########'  
                           
              
-    def __call__(self, object pos):
+    def __call__(self, object pos, bint force=False):
         cdef off_t    ipos
         cdef clock_t  elapsed
         cdef clock_t  newtime
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ cdef class ProgressBar:
         
         self.cycle+=1
     
-        if self.cycle % self.freq == 0:
+        if self.cycle % self.freq == 0 or force:
             self.cycle=1
             newtime  = self.clock()
             delta         = newtime - self.lasttime
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ cdef class ProgressBar:
                 self.arrow=(self.arrow+1) % 4
             
                 if days:
-                    <void>fprintf(stderr,b'\r%s %5.1f %% |%.*s%c%.*s] remain : %d days %02d:%02d:%02d\t',
+                    <void>fprintf(stderr,b'\r%s %5.1f %% |%.*s%c%.*s] remain : %d days %02d:%02d:%02d\033[K',
                                     self.chead,
                                     percent*100,
                                     fraction,self.diese,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ cdef class ProgressBar:
                                     50-fraction,self.spaces,
                                     days,hour,minu,sec)
                 else:
-                    <void>fprintf(stderr,b'\r%s %5.1f %% |%.*s%c%.*s] remain : %02d:%02d:%02d\t',
+                    <void>fprintf(stderr,b'\r%s %5.1f %% |%.*s%c%.*s] remain : %02d:%02d:%02d\033[K',
                                     self.chead,
                                     percent*100.,
                                     fraction,self.diese,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cdef class ProgressBar:
                     if self.ontty:
                         <void>fputs(b'\n',stderr)
                     
-                    self.logger.info('%s %5.1f %% remain : %02d:%02d:%02d' % (
+                    self.logger.info('%s %5.1f %% remain : %02d:%02d:%02d\033[K' % (
                                             bytes2str(self._head),
                                             percent*100.,
                                             hour,minu,sec))