diff --git a/spinner.go b/spinner.go
index b009cf7..07ebf18 100644
--- a/spinner.go
+++ b/spinner.go
@@ -285,10 +285,11 @@ func (s *Spinner) Start() {
 				case <-s.stopChan:
 					return
 				default:
+					s.mu.Lock()
 					if !s.active {
+						s.mu.Unlock()
 						return
 					}
-					s.mu.Lock()
 					s.erase()
 
 					if s.PreUpdate != nil {
@@ -303,9 +304,9 @@ func (s *Spinner) Start() {
 							outColor = fmt.Sprintf("\r%s%s%s ", s.Prefix, s.color(s.chars[i]), s.Suffix)
 						}
 					} else {
-						outColor = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s ", s.Prefix, s.color(s.chars[i]), s.Suffix)
+						outColor = fmt.Sprintf("\r%s%s%s ", s.Prefix, s.color(s.chars[i]), s.Suffix)
 					}
-					outPlain := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s ", s.Prefix, s.chars[i], s.Suffix)
+					outPlain := fmt.Sprintf("\r%s%s%s ", s.Prefix, s.chars[i], s.Suffix)
 					fmt.Fprint(s.Writer, outColor)
 					s.lastOutput = outPlain
 					delay := s.Delay
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ func (s *Spinner) erase() {
 	for _, c := range []string{"\b", "\127", "\b", "\033[K"} { // "\033[K" for macOS Terminal
 		fmt.Fprint(s.Writer, strings.Repeat(c, n))
 	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(s.Writer, "\r\033[K") // erases to end of line
 	s.lastOutput = ""
 }