diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index 49865aa90..d87f61f39 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ ReplExitStatus NixRepl::mainLoop()
 
     /* Stop the progress bar because it interferes with the display of
        the repl. */
-    stopProgressBar();
+    logger->pause();
 
     std::string input;
 
@@ -622,9 +622,9 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
             // TODO: this only shows a progress bar for explicitly initiated builds,
             // not eval-time fetching or builds performed for IFD.
             // But we can't just show it everywhere, since that would erase partial output from evaluation.
-            startProgressBar();
+            logger->resume();
             Finally stopLogger([&]() {
-                stopProgressBar();
+                logger->pause();
             });
 
             state->store->buildPaths({