diff --git a/progress.go b/progress.go
index f2bb7d9..237e5a1 100644
--- a/progress.go
+++ b/progress.go
@@ -284,16 +284,17 @@
 			}
 		case p.barCountCh <- len(bars):
 		case <-conf.ticker.C:
+			var notick bool
+			select {
 			// stop ticking if cancel requested
-			select {
 			case <-conf.cancel:
 				conf.ticker.Stop()
-				break
+				notick = true
 			default:
 			}
 
 			numBars := len(bars)
-			if numBars == 0 {
+			if notick || numBars == 0 {
 				break
 			}