diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b358ba0c4..3b6d0236a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed issue where repository connect progress bar was clobbering backup/restore operation output.
+
 ## [v0.0.4] (alpha)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
index 42a530d7e..c309723e5 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ func Connect(
 	s storage.Storage,
 	opts control.Options,
 ) (Repository, error) {
+	// Close/Reset the progress bar. This ensures callers don't have to worry about
+	// their output getting clobbered (#1720)
+	defer observe.Complete()
+
 	complete, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion("Connecting to repository:")
 	defer closer()
 	defer close(complete)