diff --git a/common/utils.py b/common/utils.py
index 9f7b704..5f70757 100644
--- a/common/utils.py
+++ b/common/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 import traceback
 from pydantic import BaseModel
+from rich.progress import (
+    Progress,
+    TextColumn,
+    BarColumn,
+    TimeRemainingColumn,
+    TaskProgressColumn,
+    MofNCompleteColumn,
+)
 from typing import Optional
 
 from common.logger import init_logger
@@ -58,6 +66,18 @@ def get_sse_packet(json_data: str):
     return f"data: {json_data}\n\n"
 
 
+def get_loading_progress_bar():
+    """Gets a pre-made progress bar for loading tasks."""
+
+    return Progress(
+        TextColumn("[progress.description]{task.description}"),
+        BarColumn(),
+        TaskProgressColumn(),
+        MofNCompleteColumn(),
+        TimeRemainingColumn(),
+    )
+
+
 def unwrap(wrapped, default=None):
     """Unwrap function for Optionals."""
     if wrapped is None:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c866c82..0fec2cd 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from fastapi.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from functools import partial
-from progress.bar import IncrementalBar
 
 import common.gen_logging as gen_logging
 from backends.exllamav2.model import ExllamaV2Container
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ from common.templating import (
 )
 from common.utils import (
     get_generator_error,
+    get_loading_progress_bar,
     get_sse_packet,
     handle_request_error,
     load_progress,
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ async def load_model(request: Request, data: ModelLoadRequest):
         load_status = MODEL_CONTAINER.load_gen(load_progress)
 
         try:
+            progress = get_loading_progress_bar()
+            progress.start()
+
             for module, modules in load_status:
                 if await request.is_disconnected():
                     logger.error(
@@ -242,10 +245,23 @@ async def load_model(request: Request, data: ModelLoadRequest):
                     break
 
                 if module == 0:
-                    loading_bar: IncrementalBar = IncrementalBar("Modules", max=modules)
-                elif module == modules:
-                    loading_bar.next()
-                    loading_bar.finish()
+                    loading_task = progress.add_task(
+                        "[cyan]Loading modules", total=modules
+                    )
+                else:
+                    progress.advance(loading_task)
+
+                    response = ModelLoadResponse(
+                        model_type=model_type,
+                        module=module,
+                        modules=modules,
+                        status="processing",
+                    )
+
+                    yield get_sse_packet(response.model_dump_json())
+
+                if module == modules:
+                    progress.stop()
 
                     response = ModelLoadResponse(
                         model_type=model_type,
@@ -259,17 +275,7 @@ async def load_model(request: Request, data: ModelLoadRequest):
                     # Switch to model progress if the draft model is loaded
                     if MODEL_CONTAINER.draft_config:
                         model_type = "model"
-                else:
-                    loading_bar.next()
 
-                    response = ModelLoadResponse(
-                        model_type=model_type,
-                        module=module,
-                        modules=modules,
-                        status="processing",
-                    )
-
-                    yield get_sse_packet(response.model_dump_json())
         except CancelledError:
             logger.error(
                 "Model load cancelled by user. "
@@ -277,6 +283,8 @@ async def load_model(request: Request, data: ModelLoadRequest):
             )
         except Exception as exc:
             yield get_generator_error(str(exc))
+        finally:
+            progress.stop()
 
     # Determine whether to use or skip the queue
     if data.skip_queue:
@@ -749,14 +757,17 @@ def entrypoint(args: Optional[dict] = None):
             model_path.resolve(), False, **model_config
         )
         load_status = MODEL_CONTAINER.load_gen(load_progress)
+
+        progress = get_loading_progress_bar()
+        progress.start()
         for module, modules in load_status:
             if module == 0:
-                loading_bar: IncrementalBar = IncrementalBar("Modules", max=modules)
-            elif module == modules:
-                loading_bar.next()
-                loading_bar.finish()
+                loading_task = progress.add_task("[cyan]Loading modules", total=modules)
             else:
-                loading_bar.next()
+                progress.advance(loading_task)
+
+            if module == modules:
+                progress.stop()
 
         # Load loras after loading the model
         lora_config = get_lora_config()
diff --git a/requirements-amd.txt b/requirements-amd.txt
index 4de9ba4..ac8518a 100644
--- a/requirements-amd.txt
+++ b/requirements-amd.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ https://github.com/turboderp/exllamav2/releases/download/v0.0.15/exllamav2-0.0.1
 fastapi
 pydantic >= 2.0.0
 PyYAML
-progress
+rich
 uvicorn
 jinja2 >= 3.0.0
 colorlog
diff --git a/requirements-cu118.txt b/requirements-cu118.txt
index b67700b..2c46d16 100644
--- a/requirements-cu118.txt
+++ b/requirements-cu118.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ https://github.com/turboderp/exllamav2/releases/download/v0.0.15/exllamav2-0.0.1
 fastapi
 pydantic >= 2.0.0
 PyYAML
-progress
+rich
 uvicorn
 jinja2 >= 3.0.0
 colorlog
diff --git a/requirements-nowheel.txt b/requirements-nowheel.txt
index c36272e..d3b6721 100644
--- a/requirements-nowheel.txt
+++ b/requirements-nowheel.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 fastapi
 pydantic >= 2.0.0
 PyYAML
-progress
+rich
 uvicorn
 jinja2 >= 3.0.0
 colorlog
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0d1e47c..b613116 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ https://github.com/turboderp/exllamav2/releases/download/v0.0.15/exllamav2-0.0.1
 fastapi
 pydantic >= 2.0.0
 PyYAML
-progress
+rich
 uvicorn
 jinja2 >= 3.0.0
 colorlog