diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_forget.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_forget.go
index 2075f3b61..7ad1aeb5f 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_forget.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_forget.go
@@ -188,14 +188,13 @@ func runForget(ctx context.Context, opts ForgetOptions, pruneOptions PruneOption
 		return errors.Fatal("--no-lock is only applicable in combination with --dry-run for forget command")
 	}
 
+	printer := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
 	ctx, repo, unlock, err := openWithExclusiveLock(ctx, gopts, opts.DryRun && gopts.NoLock)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer unlock()
 
-	printer := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
-
 	var snapshots restic.Snapshots
 	removeSnIDs := restic.NewIDSet()
 
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_recover.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_recover.go
index 7155f8618..8fdb157f8 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_recover.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_recover.go
@@ -49,14 +49,13 @@ func runRecover(ctx context.Context, gopts GlobalOptions, term *termstatus.Termi
 		return err
 	}
 
+	printer := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
 	ctx, repo, unlock, err := openWithExclusiveLock(ctx, gopts, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer unlock()
 
-	printer := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
-
 	snapshotLister, err := restic.MemorizeList(ctx, repo, restic.SnapshotFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_index.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_index.go
index 8d9da36fb..a4f230e05 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_index.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_index.go
@@ -73,14 +73,13 @@ func newRebuildIndexCommand() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func runRebuildIndex(ctx context.Context, opts RepairIndexOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, term *termstatus.Terminal) error {
+	printer := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
 	ctx, repo, unlock, err := openWithExclusiveLock(ctx, gopts, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer unlock()
 
-	printer := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
-
 	err = repository.RepairIndex(ctx, repo, repository.RepairIndexOptions{
 		ReadAllPacks: opts.ReadAllPacks,
 	}, printer)
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_packs.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_packs.go
index babe6789c..d6d57012f 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_packs.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_packs.go
@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ func runRepairPacks(ctx context.Context, gopts GlobalOptions, term *termstatus.T
 		return errors.Fatal("no ids specified")
 	}
 
+	printer := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
 	ctx, repo, unlock, err := openWithExclusiveLock(ctx, gopts, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer unlock()
 
-	printer := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
-
 	bar := newIndexTerminalProgress(printer)
 	err = repo.LoadIndex(ctx, bar)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
index 7a65602a6..2183bd874 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ func (opts *RestoreOptions) AddFlags(f *pflag.FlagSet) {
 func runRestore(ctx context.Context, opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions,
 	term *termstatus.Terminal, args []string) error {
 
+	msg := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
 	excludePatternFns, err := opts.ExcludePatternOptions.CollectPatterns(Warnf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -146,7 +147,6 @@ func runRestore(ctx context.Context, opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions,
 		return errors.Fatalf("failed to find snapshot: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	msg := newTerminalProgressPrinter(gopts.JSON, gopts.verbosity, term)
 	bar := newIndexTerminalProgress(msg)
 	err = repo.LoadIndex(ctx, bar)
 	if err != nil {