diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index f292f06bb..3043be7a3 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ struct NixRepl
                               Value & v,
                               unsigned int maxDepth = std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())
     {
+        // Hide the progress bar during printing because it might interfere
+        logger->pause();
+        Finally resumeLoggerDefer([]() { logger->resume(); });
         ::nix::printValue(*state, str, v, PrintOptions {
             .ansiColors = true,
             .force = true,