diff --git a/transmat/transmat.py b/transmat/transmat.py
index 08980d2..391832e 100755
--- a/transmat/transmat.py
+++ b/transmat/transmat.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ async def main():
                 message = json.loads(message)
                 if message["msgtype"] == "announce" and message["peer_group_id"] == peer_group_id:
                     break
-            bar = Bar('Transferring', max=number_of_chunks,  suffix='%(percent).1f%% complete - %(eta_td)s remaining')
+            bar = Bar('Transferring', max=number_of_chunks, check_tty=False, suffix='%(percent).1f%% complete - %(eta_td)s remaining')
             msgtype = "data"
             async for chunk in read_chunks(file_path, chunk_size):
                 msg = (msgtype, peer_group_id, role, filename, chunk_size, chunk_id, number_of_chunks, chunk)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ async def main():
                 chunk_id = msg["chunk_id"]
                 number_of_chunks = msg["number_of_chunks"]
                 if bar is None:
-                    bar = Bar('Receiving', max=number_of_chunks,  suffix='%(percent).1f%% complete - %(eta_td)s remaining')
+                    bar = Bar('Receiving', max=number_of_chunks,  check_tty=False, suffix='%(percent).1f%% complete - %(eta_td)s remaining')
                 if f is None:
                     f = open(msg["filename"], "wb")
                     f.write(msg["chunk"])