diff --git a/tidy3d/web/api/container.py b/tidy3d/web/api/container.py
index c1ffce6c61..ed9cb775cc 100644
--- a/tidy3d/web/api/container.py
+++ b/tidy3d/web/api/container.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 DEFAULT_NUM_WORKERS = 10
 DEFAULT_DATA_PATH = "simulation_data.hdf5"
 DEFAULT_DATA_DIR = "."
-BATCH_MONITOR_PROGRESS_REFRESH_TIME = 0.02
+BATCH_PROGRESS_REFRESH_TIME = 0.02
 
 BatchCategoryType = Literal[
     "tidy3d",
@@ -839,6 +839,9 @@ def upload(self) -> None:
                         completed += 1
                         progress.update(pbar, completed=completed)
 
+                    progress.refresh()
+                    time.sleep(BATCH_PROGRESS_REFRESH_TIME)
+
     def get_info(self) -> dict[TaskName, TaskInfo]:
         """Get information about each task in the :class:`Batch`.
 
@@ -1070,7 +1073,7 @@ def pbar_description(
                             progress.update(pbar, description=desc, completed=pct)
 
                         progress.refresh()
-                        time.sleep(BATCH_MONITOR_PROGRESS_REFRESH_TIME)
+                        time.sleep(BATCH_PROGRESS_REFRESH_TIME)
 
                     # final render to terminal state for all bars
                     for task_name, job in self.jobs.items():
diff --git a/tidy3d/web/api/tidy3d_stub.py b/tidy3d/web/api/tidy3d_stub.py
index c3c541589e..22152e21ab 100644
--- a/tidy3d/web/api/tidy3d_stub.py
+++ b/tidy3d/web/api/tidy3d_stub.py
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ def postprocess(cls, file_path: str, lazy: bool = True) -> WorkflowDataType:
         stub_data = Tidy3dStubData.from_file(
             file_path, lazy=lazy, on_load=cls._check_convergence_and_warnings
         )
-        if not lazy:
-            cls._check_convergence_and_warnings(stub_data)
         return stub_data
 
     @staticmethod