diff --git a/core/commands/cat.go b/core/commands/cat.go
index 2f888dac5786..e458655f2647 100644
--- a/core/commands/cat.go
+++ b/core/commands/cat.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ it contains.
 		bar := pb.New(int(res.Length())).SetUnits(pb.U_BYTES)
 		bar.Output = res.Stderr()
 		bar.Start()
+		defer bar.Finish()
 
 		reader := bar.NewProxyReader(res.Output().(io.Reader))
 		res.SetOutput(reader)