diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/ProgressBar.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/ProgressBar.php
index 261141ff1d78..d3fda634f64e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/ProgressBar.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/ProgressBar.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class ProgressBar
     private $formatLineCount;
     private $messages = array();
     private $overwrite = true;
+    private $firstRun = true;
 
     private static $formatters;
     private static $formats;
@@ -522,20 +523,24 @@ private function setMaxSteps($max)
     private function overwrite($message)
     {
         if ($this->overwrite) {
-            // Move the cursor to the beginning of the line
-            $this->output->write("\x0D");
+            if (!$this->isFirstRun()) {
+                // Move the cursor to the beginning of the line
+                $this->output->write("\x0D");
 
-            // Erase the line
-            $this->output->write("\x1B[2K");
+                // Erase the line
+                $this->output->write("\x1B[2K");
 
-            // Erase previous lines
-            if ($this->formatLineCount > 0) {
-                $this->output->write(str_repeat("\x1B[1A\x1B[2K", $this->formatLineCount));
+                // Erase previous lines
+                if ($this->formatLineCount > 0) {
+                    $this->output->write(str_repeat("\x1B[1A\x1B[2K", $this->formatLineCount));
+                }
             }
         } elseif ($this->step > 0) {
             $this->output->writeln('');
         }
 
+        $this->setFirstRun(false);
+
         $this->output->write($message);
     }
 
@@ -627,4 +632,14 @@ private static function initFormats()
             'debug_nomax' => ' %current% [%bar%] %elapsed:6s% %memory:6s%',
         );
     }
+
+    private function isFirstRun()
+    {
+        return $this->firstRun;
+    }
+
+    private function setFirstRun($firstRun)
+    {
+        $this->firstRun = (bool) $firstRun;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/ProgressBarTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/ProgressBarTest.php
index 04f3dbe4a73c..ebbb1d1172c5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/ProgressBarTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/ProgressBarTest.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function testMultipleStart()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]').
+            '    0 [>---------------------------]'.
             $this->generateOutput('    1 [->--------------------------]').
             $this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public function testAdvance()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]').
+            '    0 [>---------------------------]'.
             $this->generateOutput('    1 [->--------------------------]'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public function testAdvanceWithStep()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]').
+            '    0 [>---------------------------]'.
             $this->generateOutput('    5 [----->----------------------]'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public function testAdvanceMultipleTimes()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]').
+            '    0 [>---------------------------]'.
             $this->generateOutput('    3 [--->------------------------]').
             $this->generateOutput('    5 [----->----------------------]'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public function testAdvanceOverMax()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('  9/10 [=========================>--]  90%').
+            '  9/10 [=========================>--]  90%'.
             $this->generateOutput(' 10/10 [============================] 100%').
             $this->generateOutput(' 11/11 [============================] 100%'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public function testAdvanceOverMax()
     public function testFormat()
     {
         $expected =
-            $this->generateOutput('  0/10 [>---------------------------]   0%').
+            '  0/10 [>---------------------------]   0%'.
             $this->generateOutput(' 10/10 [============================] 100%').
             $this->generateOutput(' 10/10 [============================] 100%')
         ;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public function testCustomizations()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('  0/10 [/         ]   0%').
+            '  0/10 [/         ]   0%'.
             $this->generateOutput('  1/10 [_/        ]  10%'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public function testDisplayWithoutStart()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%'),
+            '  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%',
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
     }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public function testFinishWithoutStart()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput(' 50/50 [============================] 100%'),
+            ' 50/50 [============================] 100%',
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
     }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public function testPercent()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%').
+            '  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%'.
             $this->generateOutput('  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%').
             $this->generateOutput('  1/50 [>---------------------------]   2%').
             $this->generateOutput('  2/50 [=>--------------------------]   4%'),
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public function testOverwriteWithShorterLine()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%').
+            '  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%'.
             $this->generateOutput('  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%').
             $this->generateOutput('  1/50 [>---------------------------]   2%').
             $this->generateOutput('  2/50 [=>--------------------------]'),
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public function testStartWithMax()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput(' 0/50 [>---------------------------]').
+            ' 0/50 [>---------------------------]'.
             $this->generateOutput(' 1/50 [>---------------------------]'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public function testSetCurrentProgress()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%').
+            '  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%'.
             $this->generateOutput('  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%').
             $this->generateOutput('  1/50 [>---------------------------]   2%').
             $this->generateOutput(' 15/50 [========>-------------------]  30%').
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public function testMultiByteSupport()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]').
+            '    0 [>---------------------------]'.
             $this->generateOutput('    3 [■■■>------------------------]'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public function testClear()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%').
+            '  0/50 [>---------------------------]   0%'.
             $this->generateOutput(' 25/50 [==============>-------------]  50%').
             $this->generateOutput(''),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ public function testPercentNotHundredBeforeComplete()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('   0/200 [>---------------------------]   0%').
+            '   0/200 [>---------------------------]   0%'.
             $this->generateOutput('   0/200 [>---------------------------]   0%').
             $this->generateOutput(' 199/200 [===========================>]  99%').
             $this->generateOutput(' 200/200 [============================] 100%'),
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ public function testParallelBars()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput(' 0/2 [>---------------------------]   0%')."\n".
-            $this->generateOutput(' 0/3 [#---------------------------]   0%')."\n".
-            rtrim($this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]')).
+            ' 0/2 [>---------------------------]   0%'."\n".
+            ' 0/3 [#---------------------------]   0%'."\n".
+            rtrim('    0 [>---------------------------]').
 
             "\033[2A".
             $this->generateOutput(' 1/2 [==============>-------------]  50%')."\n".
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ public function testWithoutMax()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            rtrim($this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]')).
+            rtrim('    0 [>---------------------------]').
             rtrim($this->generateOutput('    1 [->--------------------------]')).
             rtrim($this->generateOutput('    2 [-->-------------------------]')).
             rtrim($this->generateOutput('    3 [--->------------------------]')).
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ public function testAddingPlaceholderFormatter()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput(' 3 [>---------------------------]').
+            ' 3 [>---------------------------]'.
             $this->generateOutput(' 2 [=========>------------------]').
             $this->generateOutput(' 0 [============================]'),
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ public function testMultilineFormat()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput(">---------------------------\nfoobar").
+            ">---------------------------\nfoobar".
             $this->generateOutput("=========>------------------\nfoobar").
             "\x0D\x1B[2K\x1B[1A\x1B[2K".
             $this->generateOutput("============================\nfoobar"),
@@ -588,11 +588,11 @@ public function testAnsiColorsAndEmojis()
 
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput(
+
                 " \033[44;37m Starting the demo... fingers crossed  \033[0m\n".
                 '  0/15 '.$progress.str_repeat($empty, 26)."   0%\n".
                 " \xf0\x9f\x8f\x81  < 1 sec                        \033[44;37m 0 B \033[0m"
-            ).
+            .
             $this->generateOutput(
                 " \033[44;37m Looks good to me...                   \033[0m\n".
                 '  4/15 '.str_repeat($done, 7).$progress.str_repeat($empty, 19)."  26%\n".
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ public function testSetFormat()
         $bar->start();
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('    0 [>---------------------------]'),
+            '    0 [>---------------------------]',
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
 
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ public function testSetFormat()
         $bar->start();
         rewind($output->getStream());
         $this->assertEquals(
-            $this->generateOutput('  0/10 [>---------------------------]   0%'),
+            '  0/10 [>---------------------------]   0%',
             stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
         );
     }