diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index e5d3f6f15..c47665fe0 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ void runNix(Path program, const Strings & args,
 {
     auto subprocessEnv = getEnv();
     subprocessEnv["NIX_CONFIG"] = globalConfig.toKeyValue();
-
+    //isInteractive avoid grabling interactive commands
     runProgram2(RunOptions {
         .program = settings.nixBinDir+ "/" + program,
         .args = args,
         .environment = subprocessEnv,
         .input = input,
+        .isInteractive = true,
     });
 
     return;
@@ -510,13 +511,9 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
         auto editor = args.front();
         args.pop_front();
 
-        // avoid garbling the editor with the progress bar
-        logger->pause();
-        Finally resume([&]() { logger->resume(); });
-
         // runProgram redirects stdout to a StringSink,
         // using runProgram2 to allow editors to display their UI
-        runProgram2(RunOptions { .program = editor, .lookupPath = true, .args = args });
+        runProgram2(RunOptions { .program = editor, .lookupPath = true, .args = args , .isInteractive = true });
 
         // Reload right after exiting the editor
         state->resetFileCache();