diff --git a/pysgmcmc/progressbar.py b/pysgmcmc/progressbar.py
index d6716df..020d935 100644
--- a/pysgmcmc/progressbar.py
+++ b/pysgmcmc/progressbar.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class TrainingProgressbar(object):
         def __init__(self, iterable, *args, **kwargs):
             self.iterable = iterable
 
+        def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            pass
+
         def __iter__(self):
             return self