diff --git a/pkg/analysis/analysis.go b/pkg/analysis/analysis.go
index 9f04bcb665..6dd54b6ecb 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis/analysis.go
+++ b/pkg/analysis/analysis.go
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ func (a *Analysis) GetAIResults(output string) error {
 	for index, analysis := range a.Results {
 		parsedText, err := a.AIClient.Parse(a.Context, analysis.Error, a.NoCache)
 		if err != nil {
-			bar.Exit()
+			// FIXME: can we avoid checking if output is json multiple times?
+			//   maybe implement the progress bar better?
+			if output != "json" {
+				bar.Exit()
+			}
 
 			// Check for exhaustion
 			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status code: 429") {