diff --git a/bar.go b/bar.go
index 1fe9ca1..cd55279 100644
--- a/bar.go
+++ b/bar.go
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@
 		if s.current >= s.total {
 			s.current = s.total
 			s.completed = true
-			b.container.bwg.Add(1)
-			go b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
+			b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
 		} else {
 			s.triggerComplete = true
 		}
@@ -212,8 +211,7 @@
 		if triggerCompleteNow {
 			s.current = s.total
 			s.completed = true
-			b.container.bwg.Add(1)
-			go b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
+			b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
 		}
 	}:
 	case <-b.done:
@@ -231,8 +229,7 @@
 		if s.triggerComplete && s.current >= s.total {
 			s.current = s.total
 			s.completed = true
-			b.container.bwg.Add(1)
-			go b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
+			b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
 		}
 	}:
 	case <-b.done:
@@ -254,8 +251,7 @@
 		if s.triggerComplete && s.current >= s.total {
 			s.current = s.total
 			s.completed = true
-			b.container.bwg.Add(1)
-			go b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
+			b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
 		}
 	}:
 	case <-b.done:
@@ -283,8 +279,7 @@
 		if s.triggerComplete && s.current >= s.total {
 			s.current = s.total
 			s.completed = true
-			b.container.bwg.Add(1)
-			go b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
+			b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
 		}
 	}:
 	case <-b.done:
@@ -314,8 +309,7 @@
 		if s.triggerComplete && s.current >= s.total {
 			s.current = s.total
 			s.completed = true
-			b.container.bwg.Add(1)
-			go b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
+			b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
 		}
 	}:
 	case <-b.done:
@@ -353,8 +347,7 @@
 		}
 		s.aborted = true
 		s.dropOnComplete = drop
-		b.container.bwg.Add(1)
-		go b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
+		b.forceRefresh(s.manualRefresh)
 	}:
 	case <-b.done:
 	}
@@ -440,6 +433,11 @@
 }
 
 func (b *Bar) forceRefresh(refreshCh chan interface{}) {
+	b.container.bwg.Add(1)
+	go b.forceRefreshImpl(refreshCh)
+}
+
+func (b *Bar) forceRefreshImpl(refreshCh chan interface{}) {
 	defer b.container.bwg.Done()
 	var anyOtherRunning bool
 	b.container.traverseBars(func(bar *Bar) bool {