diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 493509d..295d5f2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ features = ["extension-module","abi3-py36"]
 
 [features]
 default = ["jemalloc"]
-jemalloc = []
\ No newline at end of file
+jemalloc = []
+no-progress-bars = []
diff --git a/auto_compressor/Cargo.toml b/auto_compressor/Cargo.toml
index 13e3874..46c84a6 100644
--- a/auto_compressor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/auto_compressor/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ postgres-openssl = "0.5.0"
 jemallocator = "0.3.2"
 rand = "0.8.0"
 serial_test = "0.5.1"
-synapse_compress_state = { path = "../" }
+synapse_compress_state = { path = "../", features = ["no-progress-bars"] }
 env_logger = { version = "0.9.0", git = "https://github.com/TilCreator/env_logger", branch = "fix_pipe" }
 log = "0.4.14"
 log-panics = "2.0.0"
diff --git a/compressor_integration_tests/Cargo.toml b/compressor_integration_tests/Cargo.toml
index 89b30e1..a03fe2a 100644
--- a/compressor_integration_tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compressor_integration_tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ openssl = "0.10.32"
 postgres = "0.19.0"
 postgres-openssl = "0.5.0"
 rand = "0.8.0"
-synapse_compress_state = { path = "../" }
+synapse_compress_state = { path = "../", features = ["no-progress-bars"] }
 auto_compressor = { path = "../auto_compressor/" }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 log = "0.4.14"
diff --git a/src/compressor.rs b/src/compressor.rs
index c4eb892..ea74e01 100644
--- a/src/compressor.rs
+++ b/src/compressor.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,12 @@ impl<'a> Compressor<'a> {
             panic!("Can only call `create_new_tree` once");
         }
 
-        let pb = ProgressBar::new(self.original_state_map.len() as u64);
+        let pb: ProgressBar;
+        if cfg!(feature = "no-progress-bars") {
+            pb = ProgressBar::hidden();
+        } else {
+            pb = ProgressBar::new(self.original_state_map.len() as u64);
+        }
         pb.set_style(
             ProgressStyle::default_bar().template("[{elapsed_precise}] {bar} {pos}/{len} {msg}"),
         );
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 7da15d8..1808f56 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -373,7 +373,12 @@ fn get_initial_data_from_db(
     // Copy the data from the database into a map
     let mut state_group_map: BTreeMap<i64, StateGroupEntry> = BTreeMap::new();
 
-    let pb = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
+    let pb: ProgressBar;
+    if cfg!(feature = "no-progress-bars") {
+        pb = ProgressBar::hidden();
+    } else {
+        pb = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
+    }
     pb.set_style(
         ProgressStyle::default_spinner().template("{spinner} [{elapsed}] {pos} rows retrieved"),
     );
@@ -533,7 +538,12 @@ pub fn send_changes_to_db(
     println!("Writing changes...");
 
     // setup the progress bar
-    let pb = ProgressBar::new(old_map.len() as u64);
+    let pb: ProgressBar;
+    if cfg!(feature = "no-progress-bars") {
+        pb = ProgressBar::hidden();
+    } else {
+        pb = ProgressBar::new(old_map.len() as u64);
+    }
     pb.set_style(
         ProgressStyle::default_bar().template("[{elapsed_precise}] {bar} {pos}/{len} {msg}"),
     );
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 87d250b..6ffd351 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -487,7 +487,12 @@ fn output_sql(
 
     println!("Writing changes...");
 
-    let pb = ProgressBar::new(old_map.len() as u64);
+    let pb: ProgressBar;
+    if cfg!(feature = "no-progress-bars") {
+        pb = ProgressBar::hidden();
+    } else {
+        pb = ProgressBar::new(old_map.len() as u64);
+    }
     pb.set_style(
         ProgressStyle::default_bar().template("[{elapsed_precise}] {bar} {pos}/{len} {msg}"),
     );
@@ -597,7 +602,12 @@ fn check_that_maps_match(
 ) {
     println!("Checking that state maps match...");
 
-    let pb = ProgressBar::new(old_map.len() as u64);
+    let pb: ProgressBar;
+    if cfg!(feature = "no-progress-bars") {
+        pb = ProgressBar::hidden();
+    } else {
+        pb = ProgressBar::new(old_map.len() as u64);
+    }
     pb.set_style(
         ProgressStyle::default_bar().template("[{elapsed_precise}] {bar} {pos}/{len} {msg}"),
     );