diff --git a/st_record.py b/st_record.py
index 3bb0884..65f13ec 100644
--- a/st_record.py
+++ b/st_record.py
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class TotalMaximumProgressUpdater:
         if value > self.maximum:
             self.maximum = value
             self.progress.update(self.progress_task, total=self.maximum)
-        self.progress.update(self.progress_task, completed=value)
+        self.progress.update(self.progress_task, completed=value, visible=True)
 
 def tui_record(packet_filter, vcd_sink, enable_verbose_trace):
     try:
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ def tui_record(packet_filter, vcd_sink, enable_verbose_trace):
         from rich.align import Align
     except:
         print("error: TUI mode requires the rich package")
-        return
+        exit()
 
     if enable_verbose_trace:
         print("warning: verbose trace is not avaialble in TUI mode")
@@ -628,18 +628,18 @@ def tui_record(packet_filter, vcd_sink, enable_verbose_trace):
 
     progress_colums = [
         TextColumn("[progress.description]{task.description}"),
-        BarColumn(bar_width=80),
+        BarColumn(bar_width=80, complete_style="gold3", finished_style="red"),
         TaskProgressColumn(),
         MofNCompleteColumn()
 
     ]
     diag_progress = Progress(*progress_colums, transient=True, auto_refresh=False, refresh_per_second=1)
-    buffer_health = diag_progress.add_task("[green]Buffer Health", total=255)
-    buffer_items = diag_progress.add_task("[green]Buffer Items")
-    items_sent = diag_progress.add_task("[blue]Items Sent", total=1024)
-    render_time = diag_progress.add_task("[blue]Render Time", total=1024)
-    comp_lvl = diag_progress.add_task("[yellow]Compression Level", total=100)
-    comp_time = diag_progress.add_task("[yellow]Compression Time", total=100)
+    buffer_health = diag_progress.add_task("[green]Buffer Health", total=255, visible=False)
+    buffer_items = diag_progress.add_task("[green]Buffer Items", visible=False)
+    items_sent = diag_progress.add_task("[blue]Items Sent", total=1024, visible=False)
+    render_time = diag_progress.add_task("[blue]Render Time", total=1024, visible=False)
+    comp_lvl = diag_progress.add_task("[yellow]Compression Level", total=100, visible=False)
+    comp_time = diag_progress.add_task("[yellow]Compression Time", total=100, visible=False)
 
     buffer_items_tm = TotalMaximumProgressUpdater(diag_progress, buffer_items)
     items_sent_tm = TotalMaximumProgressUpdater(diag_progress, items_sent)
@@ -647,10 +647,10 @@ def tui_record(packet_filter, vcd_sink, enable_verbose_trace):
     comp_time_tm = TotalMaximumProgressUpdater(diag_progress, comp_time)
 
     with Live(console=console, transient=True) as live_status:
-        vcd_sink.onvalue("ST.BufferHealth", lambda _,value,sub: diag_progress.update(buffer_health, completed=value))
+        vcd_sink.onvalue("ST.BufferHealth", lambda _,value,sub: diag_progress.update(buffer_health, completed=value, visible=True))
         vcd_sink.onvalue("ST.BufferItems", lambda _,value,sub: buffer_items_tm.update(value))
         vcd_sink.onvalue("ST.ItemsSent", lambda _,value,sub: items_sent_tm.update(value))
-        vcd_sink.onvalue("ST.CompressionLevel", lambda _,value,sub: diag_progress.update(comp_lvl, completed=value))
+        vcd_sink.onvalue("ST.CompressionLevel", lambda _,value,sub: diag_progress.update(comp_lvl, completed=value, visible=True))
         vcd_sink.onvalue("ST.CompressionTime", lambda _,value,sub: comp_time_tm.update(value))
         vcd_sink.onvalue("ST.RenderTime", lambda _,value,sub: render_time_tm.update(value))