diff --git a/cmdline/check.c b/cmdline/check.c
index 05365784..c1fe274b 100644
--- a/cmdline/check.c
+++ b/cmdline/check.c
@@ -942,7 +942,9 @@ static int state_check_process(struct snapraid_state* state, int fix, struct sna
 	/* check all the blocks in files */
 	countsize = 0;
 	countpos = 0;
-	state_progress_begin(state, blockstart, blockmax, countmax);
+	if (!state_progress_begin(state, blockstart, blockmax, countmax))
+		goto end;
+
 	for (i = blockstart; i < blockmax; ++i) {
 		unsigned failed_count;
 		int valid_parity;
@@ -1816,6 +1818,7 @@ static int state_check_process(struct snapraid_state* state, int fix, struct sna
 		}
 	}
 
+end:
 	state_progress_end(state, countpos, countmax, countsize);
 
 bail:
diff --git a/cmdline/dry.c b/cmdline/dry.c
index 7ede62b6..202f4e76 100644
--- a/cmdline/dry.c
+++ b/cmdline/dry.c
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ static int state_dry_process(struct snapraid_state* state, struct snapraid_parit
 	/* start all the worker threads */
 	io_start(&io, blockstart, blockmax, 0);
 
-	state_progress_begin(state, blockstart, blockmax, countmax);
+	if (!state_progress_begin(state, blockstart, blockmax, countmax))
+		goto end;
+
 	while (1) {
 		void** buffer;
 
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ static int state_dry_process(struct snapraid_state* state, struct snapraid_parit
 		}
 	}
 
+end:
 	state_progress_end(state, countpos, countmax, countsize);
 
 	state_usage_print(state);
diff --git a/cmdline/scrub.c b/cmdline/scrub.c
index 922f40ec..3fc0f5c8 100644
--- a/cmdline/scrub.c
+++ b/cmdline/scrub.c
@@ -320,7 +320,9 @@ static int state_scrub_process(struct snapraid_state* state, struct snapraid_par
 	/* start all the worker threads */
 	io_start(&io, blockstart, blockmax, block_enabled);
 
-	state_progress_begin(state, blockstart, blockmax, countmax);
+	if (!state_progress_begin(state, blockstart, blockmax, countmax))
+		goto end;
+
 	while (1) {
 		unsigned char* buffer_recov[LEV_MAX];
 		snapraid_info info;
@@ -647,6 +649,7 @@ static int state_scrub_process(struct snapraid_state* state, struct snapraid_par
 		}
 	}
 
+end:
 	state_progress_end(state, countpos, countmax, countsize);
 
 	state_usage_print(state);