diff --git a/cmd/src/campaign_progress_printer.go b/cmd/src/campaign_progress_printer.go
index 79706003fa..60d69db17d 100644
--- a/cmd/src/campaign_progress_printer.go
+++ b/cmd/src/campaign_progress_printer.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (p *campaignProgressPrinter) initProgressBar(statuses []*campaigns.TaskStat
 
 	statusBars := make([]*output.StatusBar, 0, numStatusBars)
 	for i := 0; i < numStatusBars; i++ {
-		statusBars = append(statusBars, output.NewStatusBarWithLabel("Starting worker..."))
+		statusBars = append(statusBars, output.NewStatusBar())
 	}
 
 	p.progress = p.out.ProgressWithStatusBars([]output.ProgressBar{{
diff --git a/internal/output/progress_with_status_bars_tty.go b/internal/output/progress_with_status_bars_tty.go
index f831dfdd0f..b87df211e1 100644
--- a/internal/output/progress_with_status_bars_tty.go
+++ b/internal/output/progress_with_status_bars_tty.go
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ func newProgressWithStatusBarsTTY(bars []*ProgressBar, statusBars []*StatusBar,
 type progressWithStatusBarsTTY struct {
 	*progressTTY
 
-	statusBars          []*StatusBar
-	statusBarLabelWidth int
+	statusBars           []*StatusBar
+	statusBarLabelWidth  int
+	numPrintedStatusBars int
 }
 
 func (p *progressWithStatusBarsTTY) Close() { p.Destroy() }
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func (p *progressWithStatusBarsTTY) Complete() {
 	defer p.o.lock.Unlock()
 
 	// +1 because of the line between progress and status bars
-	for i := 0; i < len(p.statusBars)+1; i += 1 {
+	for i := 0; i < p.numPrintedStatusBars+1; i += 1 {
 		p.o.moveUp(1)
 		p.o.clearCurrentLine()
 	}
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ func (p *progressWithStatusBarsTTY) Complete() {
 }
 
 func (p *progressWithStatusBarsTTY) lines() int {
-	return len(p.bars) + len(p.statusBars) + 1
+	return len(p.bars) + p.numPrintedStatusBars + 1
 }
 
 func (p *progressWithStatusBarsTTY) SetLabel(i int, label string) {
@@ -162,12 +163,18 @@ func (p *progressWithStatusBarsTTY) draw() {
 
 	}
 
+	p.numPrintedStatusBars = 0
 	for i, statusBar := range p.statusBars {
 		if statusBar == nil {
 			continue
 		}
+		if !statusBar.initialized {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		last := i == len(p.statusBars)-1
 		p.writeStatusBar(last, statusBar)
+		p.numPrintedStatusBars += 1
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/output/status_bar.go b/internal/output/status_bar.go
index aa4ce6c7f1..8e9fc33d6f 100644
--- a/internal/output/status_bar.go
+++ b/internal/output/status_bar.go
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ type StatusBar struct {
 	format string
 	args   []interface{}
 
-	startedAt  time.Time
-	finishedAt time.Time
+	initialized bool
+	startedAt   time.Time
+	finishedAt  time.Time
 }
 
 // Completef sets the StatusBar to completed and updates its text.
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ func (sb *StatusBar) Completef(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 
 // Resetf sets the status of the StatusBar to incomplete and updates its label and text.
 func (sb *StatusBar) Resetf(label, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	sb.initialized = true
 	sb.completed = false
 	sb.label = label
 	sb.format = format
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ func (sb *StatusBar) Resetf(label, format string, args ...interface{}) {
 
 // Updatef updates the StatusBar's text.
 func (sb *StatusBar) Updatef(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	sb.initialized = true
 	sb.format = format
 	sb.args = args
 }
@@ -52,3 +55,5 @@ func (sb *StatusBar) runtime() time.Duration {
 func NewStatusBarWithLabel(label string) *StatusBar {
 	return &StatusBar{label: label, startedAt: time.Now()}
 }
+
+func NewStatusBar() *StatusBar { return &StatusBar{} }