diff --git a/control/deciphonctl/presser.py b/control/deciphonctl/presser.py
index 3738213..631e107 100644
--- a/control/deciphonctl/presser.py
+++ b/control/deciphonctl/presser.py
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ def _press(self, hmmfile: Path, req: PressRequest):
         db = req.db
         with PressContext(hmm, gencode=db.gencode, epsilon=db.epsilon) as press:
             self._qout.put(JobUpdate.run(req.job_id, 0).model_dump_json())
-            with ProgressLogger(press.nproteins, str(hmmfile)) as progress:
-                for x in [press] * press.nproteins:
+            with ProgressLogger(str(hmmfile)) as progress:
+                for i, x in enumerate([press] * press.nproteins):
                     x.next()
-                    progress.consume()
-                    perc = int(round(progress.percent))
+                    progress.percent = (100 * (i + 1)) // press.nproteins
+                    perc = progress.percent
                     self._qout.put(JobUpdate.run(req.job_id, perc).model_dump_json())
         normalise_file_permissions(dcpfile)
         return dcpfile
diff --git a/control/deciphonctl/progress.py b/control/deciphonctl/progress.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8f0b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/control/deciphonctl/progress.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from threading import Event, Thread
+from time import sleep
+
+from deciphon_core.scan import Scan
+
+from deciphonctl.models import JobUpdate
+from deciphonctl.progress_logger import ProgressLogger
+from deciphonctl.sched import Sched
+
+
+class Progress:
+    def __init__(self, desc: str, scan: Scan, sched: Sched, job_id: int):
+        self._logger = ProgressLogger(desc)
+        self._continue = Event()
+        self._scan = scan
+        self._sched = sched
+        self._job_id = job_id
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self.progress_entry)
+
+    def start(self):
+        self._logger.start()
+        self._thread.start()
+
+    def progress_entry(self):
+        self._logger.percent = last_percent = 0
+        JobUpdate.run(self._job_id, last_percent).model_dump_json()
+        while not self._continue.is_set():
+            percent = self._scan.progress()
+            if last_percent != percent:
+                self._logger.percent = last_percent = percent
+                msg = JobUpdate.run(self._job_id, last_percent).model_dump_json()
+                self._sched.job_patch(JobUpdate.model_validate_json(msg))
+            sleep(1.05)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self._continue.set()
+        self._thread.join()
+        self._logger.stop()
diff --git a/control/deciphonctl/progress_logger.py b/control/deciphonctl/progress_logger.py
index 7aebf70..60753c5 100644
--- a/control/deciphonctl/progress_logger.py
+++ b/control/deciphonctl/progress_logger.py
@@ -4,40 +4,36 @@
 
 
 class ProgressLogger:
-    def __init__(self, total: int, desc: str):
-        self._total = total
-        self._consumed = 0
+    def __init__(self, desc: str):
+        self._percent: int = 0
         self._desc = desc
         self._last_time = 0.0
 
-    def __enter__(self):
+    def start(self):
         self._last_time = time.monotonic() - 10.0
-        return self
 
-    def __exit__(self, *_):
+    def stop(self):
         self._print()
-        if self._consumed == self._total:
+        if self._percent == 100:
             logger.info(f"{self._desc}: done!")
 
-    def _print(self):
-        logger.info(f"{self._desc}: {self.percent:06.2f}% completed")
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.start()
+        return self
 
-    @property
-    def total(self):
-        return self._total
+    def __exit__(self, *_):
+        self.stop()
 
-    @property
-    def consumed(self):
-        return self._consumed
+    def _print(self):
+        logger.info(f"{self._desc}: {self.percent}% completed")
 
     @property
     def percent(self):
-        if self.total == 0:
-            return 100.0
-        return 100.0 * (self._consumed / self._total)
+        return self._percent
 
-    def consume(self):
-        self._consumed += 1
+    @percent.setter
+    def percent(self, x: int):
+        self._percent = x
         elapsed = time.monotonic() - self._last_time
         if elapsed > 5:
             self._print()
diff --git a/control/deciphonctl/scanner.py b/control/deciphonctl/scanner.py
index 778e65b..bc694ef 100644
--- a/control/deciphonctl/scanner.py
+++ b/control/deciphonctl/scanner.py
@@ -17,20 +17,12 @@
     unique_temporary_file,
 )
 from deciphonctl.models import ScanRequest
+from deciphonctl.progress import Progress
 from deciphonctl.progress_informer import ProgressInformer
 from deciphonctl.sched import Sched
 from deciphonctl.settings import Settings
 from deciphonctl.worker import worker_loop
 
-# def sequence_iterator(seqs: list[Sequence], job_id: int, desc: str, qout: JoinableQueue):
-#     qout.put(JobUpdate.run(job_id, 0).model_dump_json())
-#     with ProgressLogger(len(seqs), desc) as progress:
-#         for seq in seqs:
-#             yield seq
-#             progress.consume()
-#             perc = int(round(progress.percent))
-#             qout.put(JobUpdate.run(job_id, perc).model_dump_json())
-
 
 class Scanner(Consumer):
     def __init__(
@@ -71,10 +63,13 @@ def callback(self, message: str):
                 logger.info(f"scan parameters: {params}")
                 scan = Scan(params, db)
                 with scan:
+                    bar = Progress("scan", scan, self._sched, x.job_id)
+                    bar.start()
                     scan.dial(daemon.port)
                     for seq in x.seqs:
                         scan.add(Sequence(seq.id, seq.name, seq.data))
                     scan.run(snap)
+                    bar.stop()
                     logger.info(
                         "Scan has finished successfully and "
                         f"results stored in '{snap.path}'."