diff --git a/progress.go b/progress.go
index 2bd9888..0e53c5d 100644
--- a/progress.go
+++ b/progress.go
@@ -408,15 +408,13 @@
 	ch := make(chan time.Time)
 	go func() {
 		var autoRefresh <-chan time.Time
-		if !s.disableAutoRefresh {
-			if !s.outputDiscarded {
-				if s.renderDelay != nil {
-					<-s.renderDelay
-				}
-				ticker := time.NewTicker(s.rr)
-				defer ticker.Stop()
-				autoRefresh = ticker.C
-			}
+		if !s.disableAutoRefresh && !s.outputDiscarded {
+			if s.renderDelay != nil {
+				<-s.renderDelay
+			}
+			ticker := time.NewTicker(s.rr)
+			defer ticker.Stop()
+			autoRefresh = ticker.C
 		}
 		for {
 			select {