diff --git a/cmd/cp-main.go b/cmd/cp-main.go
index 127e528537..c2c4fd96da 100644
--- a/cmd/cp-main.go
+++ b/cmd/cp-main.go
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ loop:
 				console.Eraseline()
 			}
 		} else if progressReader.ProgressBar.Get() > 0 {
-			progressReader.ProgressBar.Finish()
+			progressReader.Finish()
 		}
 	} else {
 		if accntReader, ok := pg.(*accounter); ok {
diff --git a/cmd/get-main.go b/cmd/get-main.go
index 88c469f788..304a6ee3bb 100644
--- a/cmd/get-main.go
+++ b/cmd/get-main.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
 }
 
 // mainGet is the entry point for get command.
-func mainGet(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
+func mainGet(cliCtx *cli.Context) (e error) {
 	ctx, cancelGet := context.WithCancel(globalContext)
 	defer cancelGet()
 
@@ -78,14 +78,12 @@ func mainGet(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	// Store a progress bar or an accounter
 	var pg ProgressReader
-
 	// Enable progress bar reader only during default mode.
 	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON { // set up progress bar
 		pg = newProgressBar(totalBytes)
 	} else {
 		pg = newAccounter(totalBytes)
 	}
-	defer showLastProgressBar(pg)
 	go func() {
 		opts := prepareCopyURLsOpts{
 			sourceURLs:              sourceURLs,
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ func mainGet(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 
 		for getURLs := range prepareGetURLs(ctx, opts) {
 			if getURLs.Error != nil {
-				printGetURLsError(&getURLs)
+				getURLsCh <- getURLs
 				break
 			}
 			totalBytes += getURLs.SourceContent.Size
@@ -109,14 +107,23 @@ func mainGet(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return nil
+			showLastProgressBar(pg, nil)
+			return
 		case getURLs, ok := <-getURLsCh:
 			if !ok {
-				return nil
+				showLastProgressBar(pg, nil)
+				return
+			}
+			if getURLs.Error != nil {
+				printGetURLsError(&getURLs)
+				showLastProgressBar(pg, getURLs.Error.ToGoError())
+				return
 			}
 			urls := doCopy(ctx, doCopyOpts{cpURLs: getURLs, pg: pg, encKeyDB: encKeyDB, isMvCmd: false, preserve: false, isZip: false, ignoreStat: true})
 			if urls.Error != nil {
-				return urls.Error.ToGoError()
+				e = urls.Error.ToGoError()
+				showLastProgressBar(pg, e)
+				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/progress-bar.go b/cmd/progress-bar.go
index da502dc153..c2c282b17a 100644
--- a/cmd/progress-bar.go
+++ b/cmd/progress-bar.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type progressBar struct {
 
 func newPB(total int64) *pb.ProgressBar {
 	// Progress bar specific theme customization.
-	console.SetColor("Bar", color.New(color.FgGreen, color.Bold))
+	console.SetColor("Bar", color.New(color.FgYellow, color.Bold))
 
 	// get the new original progress bar.
 	bar := pb.New64(total)
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ func (p *progressBar) SetCaption(caption string) *progressBar {
 	return p
 }
 
+func (p *progressBar) Finish() {
+	console.SetColor("Bar", color.New(color.FgGreen, color.Bold))
+	p.ProgressBar.Finish()
+}
+
 func (p *progressBar) Set64(length int64) *progressBar {
 	p.ProgressBar = p.ProgressBar.Set64(length)
 	return p
diff --git a/cmd/put-main.go b/cmd/put-main.go
index f4cb75fa49..7863fa90ad 100644
--- a/cmd/put-main.go
+++ b/cmd/put-main.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
 }
 
 // mainPut is the entry point for put command.
-func mainPut(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
+func mainPut(cliCtx *cli.Context) (e error) {
 	args := cliCtx.Args()
 	if len(args) < 2 {
 		showCommandHelpAndExit(cliCtx, 1) // last argument is exit code.
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func mainPut(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	} else {
 		pg = newAccounter(totalBytes)
 	}
-	defer showLastProgressBar(pg)
 	go func() {
 		opts := prepareCopyURLsOpts{
 			sourceURLs:              sourceURLs,
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ func mainPut(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 
 		for putURLs := range preparePutURLs(ctx, opts) {
 			if putURLs.Error != nil {
-				printPutURLsError(&putURLs)
+				putURLsCh <- putURLs
 				break
 			}
 			totalBytes += putURLs.SourceContent.Size
@@ -145,14 +144,23 @@ func mainPut(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return nil
+			showLastProgressBar(pg, nil)
+			return
 		case putURLs, ok := <-putURLsCh:
 			if !ok {
-				return nil
+				showLastProgressBar(pg, nil)
+				return
+			}
+			if putURLs.Error != nil {
+				printPutURLsError(&putURLs)
+				showLastProgressBar(pg, putURLs.Error.ToGoError())
+				return
 			}
 			urls := doCopy(ctx, doCopyOpts{cpURLs: putURLs, pg: pg, encKeyDB: encKeyDB, isMvCmd: false, preserve: false, isZip: false, multipartSize: size, multipartThreads: strconv.Itoa(threads)})
 			if urls.Error != nil {
-				return urls.Error.ToGoError()
+				e = urls.Error.ToGoError()
+				showLastProgressBar(pg, e)
+				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -164,7 +172,6 @@ func printPutURLsError(putURLs *URLs) {
 	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 		console.Eraseline()
 	}
-
 	if strings.Contains(putURLs.Error.ToGoError().Error(),
 		" is a folder.") {
 		errorIf(putURLs.Error.Trace(),
@@ -175,9 +182,16 @@ func printPutURLsError(putURLs *URLs) {
 	}
 }
 
-func showLastProgressBar(pg ProgressReader) {
+func showLastProgressBar(pg ProgressReader, e error) {
+	if e != nil {
+		// We only erase a line if we are displaying a progress bar
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
+			console.Eraseline()
+		}
+		return
+	}
 	if progressReader, ok := pg.(*progressBar); ok {
-		progressReader.ProgressBar.Finish()
+		progressReader.Finish()
 	} else {
 		if accntReader, ok := pg.(*accounter); ok {
 			printMsg(accntReader.Stat())