diff --git a/tests/test_repository.py b/tests/test_repository.py
index 5526d823..136752c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_repository.py
+++ b/tests/test_repository.py
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ def dictfunc():
 
 def test_upload_retry(tmpdir, default_repo, capsys):
     """Print retry messages when the upload response indicates a server error."""
-    default_repo.disable_progress_bar = True
-
     default_repo.session = pretend.stub(
         post=lambda url, data, allow_redirects, headers: response_with(
             status_code=500, reason="Internal server error"
@@ -254,35 +252,25 @@ def test_upload_retry(tmpdir, default_repo, capsys):
         metadata_dictionary=lambda: {"name": "fake"},
     )
 
+    def assert_retries(output, total):
+        retries = [line for line in output.splitlines() if line.startswith("Received")]
+        assert retries == [
+            (
+                'Received "500: Internal server error" '
+                f"Package upload appears to have failed.  Retry {i} of {total}"
+            )
+            for i in range(1, total + 1)
+        ]
+
     # Upload with default max_redirects of 5
     default_repo.upload(package)
 
-    msg = [
-        (
-            "Uploading fake.whl\n"
-            'Received "500: Internal server error" '
-            f"Package upload appears to have failed.  Retry {i} of 5"
-        )
-        for i in range(1, 6)
-    ]
-
-    captured = capsys.readouterr()
-    assert captured.out == "\n".join(msg) + "\n"
+    assert_retries(capsys.readouterr().out, 5)
 
     # Upload with custom max_redirects of 3
     default_repo.upload(package, 3)
 
-    msg = [
-        (
-            "Uploading fake.whl\n"
-            'Received "500: Internal server error" '
-            f"Package upload appears to have failed.  Retry {i} of 3"
-        )
-        for i in range(1, 4)
-    ]
-
-    captured = capsys.readouterr()
-    assert captured.out == "\n".join(msg) + "\n"
+    assert_retries(capsys.readouterr().out, 3)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(