diff --git a/bib/internal/osbuildprogress/progress.go b/bib/internal/osbuildprogress/progress.go
index f574e37d..bdd738d8 100644
--- a/bib/internal/osbuildprogress/progress.go
+++ b/bib/internal/osbuildprogress/progress.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3"
@@ -45,16 +46,18 @@ type OsbuildJsonProgress struct {
 	Message string `json:"message"`
 }
 
-func scanJsonSeq(r io.Reader, ch chan OsbuildJsonProgress, errCh chan error) {
-	var progress OsbuildJsonProgress
+func scanJsonSeq(wg *sync.WaitGroup, r io.Reader, ch chan OsbuildJsonProgress, errCh chan error) {
+	wg.Add(1)
+	defer wg.Done()
 
+	var progress OsbuildJsonProgress
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		// XXX: use a proper jsonseq reader?
 		line := scanner.Bytes()
 		line = bytes.Trim(line, "\x1e")
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(line, &progress); err != nil {
-			// XXX: provide an invalid lines chan
+			// XXX: provide an invalid lines chan here?
 			errCh <- err
 			continue
 		}
@@ -63,14 +66,17 @@ func scanJsonSeq(r io.Reader, ch chan OsbuildJsonProgress, errCh chan error) {
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 		errCh <- err
 	}
+	errCh <- io.EOF
 }
 
-func AttachProgress(r io.Reader, w io.Writer) {
-	var progress OsbuildJsonProgress
+func AttachProgress(wg *sync.WaitGroup, r io.Reader, w io.Writer) {
+	wg.Add(1)
+	defer wg.Done()
 
+	var progress OsbuildJsonProgress
 	ch := make(chan OsbuildJsonProgress)
 	errCh := make(chan error)
-	go scanJsonSeq(r, ch, errCh)
+	go scanJsonSeq(wg, r, ch, errCh)
 
 	lastMessage := "-"
 
@@ -89,14 +95,17 @@ func AttachProgress(r io.Reader, w io.Writer) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "progress failed: %v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
+	defer pool.Stop()
 
 	contextMap := map[string]string{}
 
 	for {
 		select {
 		case err := <-errCh:
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				return
+			}
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v", err)
-			break
 		case progress = <-ch:
 			id := progress.Context.Pipeline.ID
 			pipelineName := contextMap[id]
@@ -144,11 +153,12 @@ func AttachProgress(r io.Reader, w io.Writer) {
 			// nothing
 		}
 	}
-	pool.Stop()
 }
 
 // XXX: merge back into images/pkg/osbuild/osbuild-exec.go(?)
 func RunOSBuild(manifest []byte, store, outputDirectory string, exports, extraEnv []string) error {
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+
 	rp, wp, err := os.Pipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create pipe for osbuild: %w", err)
@@ -171,7 +181,7 @@ func RunOSBuild(manifest []byte, store, outputDirectory string, exports, extraEn
 	// exported here
 	cmd.Stdout = nil
 	cmd.ExtraFiles = []*os.File{wp}
-	go AttachProgress(rp, os.Stdout)
+	go AttachProgress(wg, rp, os.Stdout)
 
 	for _, export := range exports {
 		cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "--export", export)
@@ -181,6 +191,12 @@ func RunOSBuild(manifest []byte, store, outputDirectory string, exports, extraEn
 	}
 	wp.Close()
 
-	// XXX: add WaitGroup
-	return cmd.Wait()
+	if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error running osbuild: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// wait until the goroutines are finished too or we get premature
+	// exit of the progress reading and half finished progress bars
+	wg.Wait()
+	return nil
 }