diff --git a/crates/pop-cli/src/commands/up/parachain.rs b/crates/pop-cli/src/commands/up/parachain.rs
index 64e2630a..dba230e9 100644
--- a/crates/pop-cli/src/commands/up/parachain.rs
+++ b/crates/pop-cli/src/commands/up/parachain.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 use crate::style::{style, Theme};
 use clap::Args;
 use cliclack::{
-	clear_screen, confirm, intro, log, multi_progress, outro, outro_cancel, set_theme, ProgressBar,
-	Theme as _, ThemeState,
+	clear_screen, confirm, intro, log, multi_progress, outro, outro_cancel, set_theme, spinner,
+	ProgressBar, Theme as _, ThemeState,
 };
 use console::{Emoji, Style, Term};
 use duct::cmd;
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ impl ZombienetCommand {
 		}
 
 		// Finally spawn network and wait for signal to terminate
-		let spinner = cliclack::spinner();
-		spinner.start("🚀 Launching local network...");
+		let progress = spinner();
+		progress.start("🚀 Launching local network...");
 		match zombienet.spawn().await {
 			Ok(network) => {
 				let mut result =
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ impl ZombienetCommand {
 				}
 
 				if let Some(command) = &self.command {
-					run_custom_command(&spinner, command).await?;
+					run_custom_command(&progress, command).await?;
 				}
 
-				spinner.stop(result);
+				progress.stop(result);
 
 				// Check for any specified channels
 				if zombienet.hrmp_channels() {
@@ -156,21 +156,21 @@ impl ZombienetCommand {
 							log::error(format!("🚫 Using `{relay_chain}` with HRMP channels is currently unsupported. Please use `paseo-local` or `westend-local`."))?;
 						},
 						Some(_) => {
-							let spinner = spinner();
-							spinner.start("Connecting to relay chain to prepare channels...");
+							let progress = spinner();
+							progress.start("Connecting to relay chain to prepare channels...");
 							// Allow relay node time to start
 							sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
-							spinner.start("Preparing channels...");
+							progress.set_message("Preparing channels...");
 							let relay_endpoint = network.relaychain().nodes()[0].client().await?;
 							let para_ids: Vec<_> =
 								network.parachains().iter().map(|p| p.para_id()).collect();
 							tokio::spawn(async move {
 								if let Err(e) = clear_dmpq(relay_endpoint, &para_ids).await {
-									spinner.stop("");
+									progress.stop("");
 									log::error(format!("🚫 Could not prepare channels: {e}"))?;
 									return Ok::<(), Error>(());
 								}
-								spinner.stop("Channels successfully prepared for initialization.");
+								progress.stop("Channels successfully prepared for initialization.");
 								Ok::<(), Error>(())
 							});
 						},