diff --git a/cmd/root/progress_logger.go b/cmd/root/progress_logger.go
index 3d643cadb..4ec21e22f 100644
--- a/cmd/root/progress_logger.go
+++ b/cmd/root/progress_logger.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func initProgressLoggerFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, logFlags *logFlags) *progressLog
 	// Configure defaults from environment, if applicable.
 	// If the provided value is invalid it is ignored.
 	if v, ok := env.Lookup(cmd.Context(), envProgressFormat); ok {
-		_ = f.ProgressLogFormat.Set(v)
+		_ = f.Set(v)
 	}
 
 	flags := cmd.PersistentFlags()
diff --git a/libs/cmdio/logger.go b/libs/cmdio/logger.go
index 905ec0133..1eebe3b0d 100644
--- a/libs/cmdio/logger.go
+++ b/libs/cmdio/logger.go
@@ -200,15 +200,11 @@ func (l *Logger) writeAppend(event Event) {
 func (l *Logger) writeInplace(event Event) {
 	if l.isFirstEvent {
 		// save cursor location
-		if _, err := l.Writer.Write([]byte("\033[s")); err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
+		_ = l.Writer.Write([]byte("\033[s"))
 	}
 
 	// move cursor to saved location
-	if _, err := l.Writer.Write([]byte("\033[u")); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	_ = l.Writer.Write([]byte("\033[u"))
 
 	// clear from cursor to end of screen
 	_, _ = l.Writer.Write([]byte("\033[0J"))