diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7d786587..270e6624d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 - Support for item.Attachment:Mail restore
 - Errors from duplicate names in Exchange Calendars
+- Resolved an issue where progress bar displays could fail to exit, causing unbounded CPU consumption.
 
 ### Changed
 - When using Restore and Details on Exchange Calendars, the `--event-calendar` flag can now identify calendars by either a Display Name or a Microsoft 365 ID.
diff --git a/src/internal/observe/observe.go b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
index 34da29331..3ff76627c 100644
--- a/src/internal/observe/observe.go
+++ b/src/internal/observe/observe.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ const (
 	progressBarWidth     = 32
 )
 
+// styling
+const Bullet = "∙"
+
 var (
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
 	// TODO: Revisit this being a global nd make it a parameter to the progress methods
@@ -168,16 +171,17 @@ func MessageWithCompletion(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	msg cleanable,
 ) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
-	clean := msg.clean()
-	message := msg.String()
+	var (
+		clean   = msg.clean()
+		message = msg.String()
+		log     = logger.Ctx(ctx)
+		ch      = make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	)
 
-	log := logger.Ctx(ctx)
 	log.Info(clean)
 
-	completionCh := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-
 	if cfg.hidden() {
-		return completionCh, func() { log.Info("done - " + clean) }
+		return ch, func() { log.Info("done - " + clean) }
 	}
 
 	wg.Add(1)
@@ -194,24 +198,24 @@ func MessageWithCompletion(
 		mpb.BarFillerOnComplete("done"),
 	)
 
-	go func(ci <-chan struct{}) {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-contxt.Done():
-				bar.SetTotal(-1, true)
-			case <-ci:
-				// We don't care whether the channel was signalled or closed
-				// Use either one as an indication that the bar is done
-				bar.SetTotal(-1, true)
-			}
-		}
-	}(completionCh)
+	go listen(
+		ctx,
+		ch,
+		func() {
+			bar.SetTotal(-1, true)
+			bar.Abort(true)
+		},
+		func() {
+			// We don't care whether the channel was signalled or closed
+			// Use either one as an indication that the bar is done
+			bar.SetTotal(-1, true)
+		})
 
 	wacb := waitAndCloseBar(bar, func() {
 		log.Info("done - " + clean)
 	})
 
-	return completionCh, wacb
+	return ch, wacb
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -228,7 +232,9 @@ func ItemProgress(
 	iname cleanable,
 	totalBytes int64,
 ) (io.ReadCloser, func()) {
-	log := logger.Ctx(ctx).With("item", iname.clean(), "size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(totalBytes)))
+	log := logger.Ctx(ctx).With(
+		"item", iname.clean(),
+		"size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(totalBytes)))
 	log.Debug(header)
 
 	if cfg.hidden() || rc == nil || totalBytes == 0 {
@@ -270,23 +276,17 @@ func ProgressWithCount(
 	message cleanable,
 	count int64,
 ) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
-	log := logger.Ctx(ctx)
-	lmsg := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s - %d", header, message.clean(), count)
+	var (
+		log  = logger.Ctx(ctx)
+		lmsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s - %d", header, message.clean(), count)
+		ch   = make(chan struct{})
+	)
+
 	log.Info(lmsg)
 
-	progressCh := make(chan struct{})
-
 	if cfg.hidden() {
-		go func(ci <-chan struct{}) {
-			for {
-				_, ok := <-ci
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-			}
-		}(progressCh)
-
-		return progressCh, func() { log.Info("done - " + lmsg) }
+		go listen(ctx, ch, nop, nop)
+		return ch, func() { log.Info("done - " + lmsg) }
 	}
 
 	wg.Add(1)
@@ -305,24 +305,11 @@ func ProgressWithCount(
 
 	bar := progress.New(count, mpb.NopStyle(), barOpts...)
 
-	ch := make(chan struct{})
-	go func(ci <-chan struct{}) {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-contxt.Done():
-				bar.Abort(true)
-				return
-
-			case _, ok := <-ci:
-				if !ok {
-					bar.Abort(true)
-					return
-				}
-
-				bar.Increment()
-			}
-		}
-	}(ch)
+	go listen(
+		ctx,
+		ch,
+		func() { bar.Abort(true) },
+		bar.Increment)
 
 	wacb := waitAndCloseBar(bar, func() {
 		log.Info("done - " + lmsg)
@@ -371,33 +358,28 @@ func CollectionProgress(
 	category string,
 	user, dirName cleanable,
 ) (chan<- struct{}, func()) {
-	log := logger.Ctx(ctx).With(
-		"user", user.clean(),
-		"category", category,
-		"dir", dirName.clean())
-	message := "Collecting Directory"
+	var (
+		counted int
+		ch      = make(chan struct{})
+		log     = logger.Ctx(ctx).With(
+			"user", user.clean(),
+			"category", category,
+			"dir", dirName.clean())
+		message = "Collecting Directory"
+	)
+
 	log.Info(message)
 
+	incCount := func() {
+		counted++
+		// Log every 1000 items that are processed
+		if counted%1000 == 0 {
+			log.Infow("uploading", "count", counted)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if cfg.hidden() || len(user.String()) == 0 || len(dirName.String()) == 0 {
-		ch := make(chan struct{})
-
-		counted := 0
-
-		go func(ci <-chan struct{}) {
-			for {
-				_, ok := <-ci
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-				counted++
-
-				// Log every 1000 items that are processed
-				if counted%1000 == 0 {
-					log.Infow("uploading", "count", counted)
-				}
-			}
-		}(ch)
-
+		go listen(ctx, ch, nop, incCount)
 		return ch, func() { log.Infow("done - "+message, "count", counted) }
 	}
 
@@ -419,36 +401,16 @@ func CollectionProgress(
 	bar := progress.New(
 		-1, // -1 to indicate an unbounded count
 		mpb.SpinnerStyle(spinFrames...),
-		barOpts...,
-	)
+		barOpts...)
 
-	var counted int
-
-	ch := make(chan struct{})
-	go func(ci <-chan struct{}) {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-contxt.Done():
-				bar.SetTotal(-1, true)
-				return
-
-			case _, ok := <-ci:
-				if !ok {
-					bar.SetTotal(-1, true)
-					return
-				}
-
-				counted++
-
-				// Log every 1000 items that are processed
-				if counted%1000 == 0 {
-					log.Infow("uploading", "count", counted)
-				}
-
-				bar.Increment()
-			}
-		}
-	}(ch)
+	go listen(
+		ctx,
+		ch,
+		func() { bar.SetTotal(-1, true) },
+		func() {
+			incCount()
+			bar.Increment()
+		})
 
 	wacb := waitAndCloseBar(bar, func() {
 		log.Infow("done - "+message, "count", counted)
@@ -469,7 +431,30 @@ func waitAndCloseBar(bar *mpb.Bar, log func()) func() {
 // other funcs
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const Bullet = "∙"
+var nop = func() {}
+
+// listen handles reading, and exiting, from a channel.  It assumes the
+// caller will run it inside a goroutine (ex: go listen(...)).
+// On context timeout or channel close, the loop exits.
+// onEnd() is called on both ctx.Done() and channel close.  onInc is
+// called on every channel read except when closing.
+func listen(ctx context.Context, ch <-chan struct{}, onEnd, onInc func()) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			onEnd()
+			return
+
+		case _, ok := <-ch:
+			if !ok {
+				onEnd()
+				return
+			}
+
+			onInc()
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // PII redaction
diff --git a/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go b/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
index 38a95bec3..18454088a 100644
--- a/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/observe/observe_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package observe_test
+package observe
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -14,22 +14,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/observe"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/tester"
 )
 
 type ObserveProgressUnitSuite struct {
-	suite.Suite
+	tester.Suite
 }
 
 func TestObserveProgressUnitSuite(t *testing.T) {
-	suite.Run(t, new(ObserveProgressUnitSuite))
+	suite.Run(t, &ObserveProgressUnitSuite{
+		Suite: tester.NewUnitSuite(t),
+	})
 }
 
 var (
-	tst        = observe.Safe("test")
-	testcat    = observe.Safe("testcat")
-	testertons = observe.Safe("testertons")
+	tst        = Safe("test")
+	testcat    = Safe("testcat")
+	testertons = Safe("testertons")
 )
 
 func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestItemProgress() {
@@ -39,17 +40,17 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestItemProgress() {
 	t := suite.T()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
-		observe.Complete()
+		Complete()
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
 	from := make([]byte, 100)
-	prog, closer := observe.ItemProgress(
+	prog, closer := ItemProgress(
 		ctx,
 		io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(from)),
 		"folder",
@@ -94,16 +95,16 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestCollectionProgress_unblockOnCtxCancel
 	t := suite.T()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
-		observe.Complete()
+		Complete()
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
-	progCh, closer := observe.CollectionProgress(ctx, "test", testcat, testertons)
+	progCh, closer := CollectionProgress(ctx, "test", testcat, testertons)
 	require.NotNil(t, progCh)
 	require.NotNil(t, closer)
 
@@ -129,16 +130,16 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestCollectionProgress_unblockOnChannelCl
 	t := suite.T()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
-		observe.Complete()
+		Complete()
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
-	progCh, closer := observe.CollectionProgress(ctx, "test", testcat, testertons)
+	progCh, closer := CollectionProgress(ctx, "test", testcat, testertons)
 	require.NotNil(t, progCh)
 	require.NotNil(t, closer)
 
@@ -160,18 +161,18 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgress() {
 	defer flush()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
 	message := "Test Message"
 
-	observe.Message(ctx, observe.Safe(message))
-	observe.Complete()
+	Message(ctx, Safe(message))
+	Complete()
 	require.NotEmpty(suite.T(), recorder.String())
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), message)
 }
@@ -181,17 +182,17 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithCompletion() {
 	defer flush()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
 	message := "Test Message"
 
-	ch, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, observe.Safe(message))
+	ch, closer := MessageWithCompletion(ctx, Safe(message))
 
 	// Trigger completion
 	ch <- struct{}{}
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithCompletion() {
 	// Run the closer - this should complete because the bar was compelted above
 	closer()
 
-	observe.Complete()
+	Complete()
 
 	require.NotEmpty(suite.T(), recorder.String())
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), message)
@@ -211,17 +212,17 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithChannelClosed() {
 	defer flush()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
 	message := "Test Message"
 
-	ch, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, observe.Safe(message))
+	ch, closer := MessageWithCompletion(ctx, Safe(message))
 
 	// Close channel without completing
 	close(ch)
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithChannelClosed() {
 	// Run the closer - this should complete because the channel was closed above
 	closer()
 
-	observe.Complete()
+	Complete()
 
 	require.NotEmpty(suite.T(), recorder.String())
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), message)
@@ -243,17 +244,17 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithContextCancelled()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
 	message := "Test Message"
 
-	_, closer := observe.MessageWithCompletion(ctx, observe.Safe(message))
+	_, closer := MessageWithCompletion(ctx, Safe(message))
 
 	// cancel context
 	cancel()
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithContextCancelled()
 	// Run the closer - this should complete because the context was closed above
 	closer()
 
-	observe.Complete()
+	Complete()
 
 	require.NotEmpty(suite.T(), recorder.String())
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), message)
@@ -272,19 +273,19 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithCount() {
 	defer flush()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
 	header := "Header"
 	message := "Test Message"
 	count := 3
 
-	ch, closer := observe.ProgressWithCount(ctx, header, observe.Safe(message), int64(count))
+	ch, closer := ProgressWithCount(ctx, header, Safe(message), int64(count))
 
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		ch <- struct{}{}
@@ -293,40 +294,117 @@ func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithCount() {
 	// Run the closer - this should complete because the context was closed above
 	closer()
 
-	observe.Complete()
+	Complete()
 
 	require.NotEmpty(suite.T(), recorder.String())
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), message)
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", count, count))
 }
 
-func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestObserveProgressWithCountChannelClosed() {
+func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestrogressWithCountChannelClosed() {
 	ctx, flush := tester.NewContext()
 	defer flush()
 
 	recorder := strings.Builder{}
-	observe.SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
+	SeedWriter(ctx, &recorder, nil)
 
 	defer func() {
 		// don't cross-contaminate other tests.
 		//nolint:forbidigo
-		observe.SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
+		SeedWriter(context.Background(), nil, nil)
 	}()
 
 	header := "Header"
 	message := "Test Message"
 	count := 3
 
-	ch, closer := observe.ProgressWithCount(ctx, header, observe.Safe(message), int64(count))
+	ch, closer := ProgressWithCount(ctx, header, Safe(message), int64(count))
 
 	close(ch)
 
 	// Run the closer - this should complete because the context was closed above
 	closer()
 
-	observe.Complete()
+	Complete()
 
 	require.NotEmpty(suite.T(), recorder.String())
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), message)
 	require.Contains(suite.T(), recorder.String(), fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", 0, count))
 }
+
+func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestListen() {
+	ctx, flush := tester.NewContext()
+	defer flush()
+
+	var (
+		t     = suite.T()
+		ch    = make(chan struct{})
+		end   bool
+		onEnd = func() { end = true }
+		inc   bool
+		onInc = func() { inc = true }
+	)
+
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		ch <- struct{}{}
+
+		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		close(ch)
+	}()
+
+	// regular channel close
+	listen(ctx, ch, onEnd, onInc)
+	assert.True(t, end)
+	assert.True(t, inc)
+}
+
+func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestListen_close() {
+	ctx, flush := tester.NewContext()
+	defer flush()
+
+	var (
+		t     = suite.T()
+		ch    = make(chan struct{})
+		end   bool
+		onEnd = func() { end = true }
+		inc   bool
+		onInc = func() { inc = true }
+	)
+
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		close(ch)
+	}()
+
+	// regular channel close
+	listen(ctx, ch, onEnd, onInc)
+	assert.True(t, end)
+	assert.False(t, inc)
+}
+
+func (suite *ObserveProgressUnitSuite) TestListen_cancel() {
+	ctx, flush := tester.NewContext()
+	defer flush()
+
+	ctx, cancelFn := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+	var (
+		t     = suite.T()
+		ch    = make(chan struct{})
+		end   bool
+		onEnd = func() { end = true }
+		inc   bool
+		onInc = func() { inc = true }
+	)
+
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		cancelFn()
+	}()
+
+	// regular channel close
+	listen(ctx, ch, onEnd, onInc)
+	assert.True(t, end)
+	assert.False(t, inc)
+}