diff --git a/bib/internal/osbuildprogress/progress.go b/bib/internal/osbuildprogress/progress.go
index bdd738d88..892084c97 100644
--- a/bib/internal/osbuildprogress/progress.go
+++ b/bib/internal/osbuildprogress/progress.go
@@ -174,18 +174,19 @@ func RunOSBuild(manifest []byte, store, outputDirectory string, exports, extraEn
 		"--monitor-fd=3",
 		"-",
 	)
+	for _, export := range exports {
+		cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "--export", export)
+	}
+
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), extraEnv...)
 	cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewBuffer(manifest)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	// we could use "--json" here and would get the build-result
 	// exported here
-	cmd.Stdout = nil
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.ExtraFiles = []*os.File{wp}
-	go AttachProgress(wg, rp, os.Stdout)
 
-	for _, export := range exports {
-		cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "--export", export)
-	}
+	go AttachProgress(wg, rp, os.Stdout)
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error starting osbuild: %v", err)
 	}