diff --git a/cmdlet/add_file.py b/cmdlet/add_file.py
index 7353e14..5747493 100644
--- a/cmdlet/add_file.py
+++ b/cmdlet/add_file.py
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ class Add_File(Cmdlet):
         use_steps = False
         steps_started = False
         step2_done = False
+        step3_done = False
         try:
             ui, _ = progress.ui_and_pipe_index()
             use_steps = (ui is not None) and (len(items_to_process) == 1)
@@ -538,6 +539,11 @@ class Add_File(Cmdlet):
             temp_dir_to_cleanup: Optional[Path] = None
             delete_after_item = delete_after
             try:
+                if use_steps and (not steps_started):
+                    progress.begin_steps(4)
+                    progress.step("resolving source")
+                    steps_started = True
+
                 media_path, file_hash, temp_dir_to_cleanup = self._resolve_source(
                     item, path_arg, pipe_obj, config, store_instance=storage_registry
                 )
@@ -548,10 +554,9 @@ class Add_File(Cmdlet):
                     failures += 1
                     continue
 
-                if use_steps and (not steps_started):
-                    progress.begin_steps(3)
-                    progress.step("resolving source")
-                    steps_started = True
+                if use_steps and steps_started and (not step2_done):
+                    progress.step("ingesting file")
+                    step2_done = True
 
                 # Update pipe_obj with resolved path
                 pipe_obj.path = str(media_path)
@@ -619,10 +624,6 @@ class Add_File(Cmdlet):
                         failures += 1
                         continue
 
-                    if use_steps and steps_started and (not step2_done):
-                        progress.step("writing destination")
-                        step2_done = True
-
                     if code == 0:
                         successes += 1
                     else:
@@ -670,6 +671,10 @@ class Add_File(Cmdlet):
                 seen: set[str] = set()
                 hashes = [h for h in hashes if not (h in seen or seen.add(h))]
 
+                if use_steps and steps_started and (not step3_done):
+                    progress.step("refreshing display")
+                    step3_done = True
+
                 refreshed_items = Add_File._try_emit_search_file_by_hashes(
                     store=str(location),
                     hash_values=hashes,
@@ -704,6 +709,8 @@ class Add_File(Cmdlet):
 
         if use_steps and steps_started:
             progress.step("finalized")
+            # Clear the status so it doesn't linger in the UI
+            progress.clear_status()
 
         if successes > 0:
             return 0