diff --git a/kiwix-build.py b/kiwix-build.py
index 7bf8d38..2d68769 100755
--- a/kiwix-build.py
+++ b/kiwix-build.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ from utils import (
     remove_duplicates,
     add_execution_right,
     get_sha256,
-    print_status,
+    print_progress,
+    setup_print_progress,
     StopBuild,
     SkipCommand,
     Defaultdict,
@@ -453,9 +454,9 @@ class BuildEnv:
                     break
                 if tsize:
                     current += batch_size
-                    print_status("{:.2%}".format(current/tsize))
+                    print_progress("{:.2%}".format(current/tsize))
                 else:
-                    print_status(progress_chars[current])
+                    print_progress(progress_chars[current])
                     current = (current+1)%4
                 file.write(batch)
 
@@ -924,6 +925,8 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action="store_true",
                         help=("Print all logs on stdout instead of in specific"
                               " log files per commands"))
+    parser.add_argument('--hide-progress', action='store_false', dest='show_progress',
+                        help="Hide intermediate progress information.")
     parser.add_argument('--no-cert-check', action='store_true',
                         help="Skip SSL certificate verification during download")
     parser.add_argument('--skip-source-prepare', action='store_true',
@@ -952,5 +955,6 @@ def parse_args():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     options = parse_args()
     options.working_dir = os.path.abspath(options.working_dir)
+    setup_print_progress(options.show_progress)
     builder = Builder(options)
     builder.run()
diff --git a/travis/compile_all.sh b/travis/compile_all.sh
index 4f82e48..15ff10b 100755
--- a/travis/compile_all.sh
+++ b/travis/compile_all.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ then
     ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/kiwix-build.py \
       --target-platform $PLATFORM \
       --build-deps-only \
+      --hide-progress \
       ${TARGET}
     rm ${BASE_DIR}/.install_packages_ok
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ EOF
       scp -i ${SSH_KEY} ${ARCHIVE_NAME} nightlybot@download.kiwix.org:/var/www/tmp.kiwix.org/ci/
     )
 
-    ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/kiwix-build.py --target-platform $PLATFORM ${TARGET}
+    ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/kiwix-build.py --hide-progress --target-platform $PLATFORM ${TARGET}
     rm ${BASE_DIR}/.install_packages_ok
   done
 
@@ -96,5 +97,6 @@ else
   fi
   ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/kiwix-build.py \
     --target-platform $PLATFORM \
+    --hide-progress \
     ${TARGET}
 fi
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 2d22c6c..a371dd3 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ from collections import namedtuple, defaultdict
 
 pj = os.path.join
 
+g_print_progress = True
+
+
+def setup_print_progress(print_progress):
+    global g_print_progress
+    g_print_progress = print_progress
+
 
 class Defaultdict(defaultdict):
     def __getattr__(self, name):
@@ -37,13 +44,16 @@ def get_sha256(path):
             if not batch:
                 break
             sha256.update(batch)
-            print_status(progress_chars[current])
+            print_progress(progress_chars[current])
             current = (current+1)%4
     return sha256.hexdigest()
 
-def print_status(status):
-    text = "{}\033[{}D".format(status, len(status))
-    print(text, end="")
+
+def print_progress(progress):
+    if g_print_progress:
+        text = "{}\033[{}D".format(progress, len(progress))
+        print(text, end="")
+
 
 def add_execution_right(file_path):
     current_permissions = stat.S_IMODE(os.lstat(file_path).st_mode)