diff --git a/modal/_output.py b/modal/_output.py
index bf7794669..1bba847d5 100644
--- a/modal/_output.py
+++ b/modal/_output.py
@@ -431,16 +431,23 @@ def __init__(self, type: str, console: Console):
         self._total_tasks = 0
         self._completed_tasks = 0
 
-    def _add_sub_task(self, name, size):
+    def _add_sub_task(self, name: str, size: float) -> TaskID:
         task_id = self._download_progress.add_task(self._type, path=name, start=True, total=size)
         self._total_tasks += 1
         self._overall_progress.update(self._overall_progress_task_id, total=self._total_tasks)
         return task_id
 
-    def _reset_sub_task(self, task_id):
+    def _reset_sub_task(self, task_id: TaskID):
         self._download_progress.reset(task_id)
 
-    def _complete_sub_task(self, task_id):
+    def _complete_progress(self):
+        # TODO: we could probably implement some callback progression from the server
+        # to get progress reports for the post processing too
+        # so we don't have to just spin here
+        self._overall_progress.remove_task(self._overall_progress_task_id)
+        self._spinner.update(text="Post processing...")
+
+    def _complete_sub_task(self, task_id: TaskID):
         self._completed_tasks += 1
         self._download_progress.remove_task(task_id)
         self._overall_progress.update(
@@ -448,11 +455,8 @@ def _complete_sub_task(self, task_id):
             advance=1,
             description=f"({self._completed_tasks} out of {self._total_tasks} files completed)",
         )
-        if self._completed_tasks == self._total_tasks:
-            self._overall_progress.remove_task(self._overall_progress_task_id)
-            self._spinner.update(text="Post processing...")
 
-    def _advance_sub_task(self, task_id, advance):
+    def _advance_sub_task(self, task_id: TaskID, advance: float):
         self._download_progress.update(task_id, advance=advance)
 
     def progress(
@@ -463,19 +467,19 @@ def progress(
         size: Optional[float] = None,
         reset: Optional[bool] = False,
         complete: Optional[bool] = False,
-    ):
+    ) -> Optional[TaskID]:
         if task_id is not None:
             if reset:
-                self._reset_sub_task(task_id)
-                return task_id
-            if complete:
-                self._complete_sub_task(task_id)
-                return task_id
-            if advance is not None:
-                self._advance_sub_task(task_id, advance)
-                return task_id
-        if name is not None and size is not None:
+                return self._reset_sub_task(task_id)
+            elif complete:
+                return self._complete_sub_task(task_id)
+            elif advance is not None:
+                return self._advance_sub_task(task_id, advance)
+        elif name is not None and size is not None:
             return self._add_sub_task(name, size)
+        elif complete:
+            return self._complete_progress()
+
         raise NotImplementedError(
             "Unknown action to take with args: "
             + f"name={name} "
diff --git a/modal/network_file_system.py b/modal/network_file_system.py
index 0361407a6..ee015628d 100644
--- a/modal/network_file_system.py
+++ b/modal/network_file_system.py
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ async def write_file(self, remote_path: str, fp: BinaryIO, progress_cb: Callable
                 resumable=True,
             )
         else:
-            # TODO: start task here too
             data = fp.read()
             req = api_pb2.SharedVolumePutFileRequest(
                 shared_volume_id=self.object_id, path=remote_path, data=data, resumable=True
diff --git a/modal/volume.py b/modal/volume.py
index 80bcf7fd9..c2f33d80d 100644
--- a/modal/volume.py
+++ b/modal/volume.py
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ async def gen_file_upload_specs() -> AsyncGenerator[FileUploadSpec, None]:
             # Upload files
             uploads_stream = aiostream.stream.map(files_stream, self._upload_file, task_limit=20)
             files: List[api_pb2.MountFile] = await aiostream.stream.list(uploads_stream)
+            self._progress_cb(complete=True)
 
             request = api_pb2.VolumePutFilesRequest(
                 volume_id=self._volume_id,
@@ -666,6 +667,7 @@ async def _upload_file(self, file_spec: FileUploadSpec) -> api_pb2.MountFile:
                     f"Uploading file {file_spec.source_description} to {remote_filename} ({file_spec.size} bytes)"
                 )
                 request2 = api_pb2.MountPutFileRequest(data=file_spec.content, sha256_hex=file_spec.sha256_hex)
+                self._progress_cb(task_id=progress_task_id, complete=True)
 
             while (time.monotonic() - start_time) < VOLUME_PUT_FILE_CLIENT_TIMEOUT:
                 response = await retry_transient_errors(self._client.stub.MountPutFile, request2, base_delay=1)
@@ -674,8 +676,6 @@ async def _upload_file(self, file_spec: FileUploadSpec) -> api_pb2.MountFile:
 
             if not response.exists:
                 raise VolumeUploadTimeoutError(f"Uploading of {file_spec.source_description} timed out")
-            elif not file_spec.use_blob:
-                self._progress_cb(task_id=progress_task_id, complete=True)
         else:
             self._progress_cb(task_id=progress_task_id, complete=True)
         return api_pb2.MountFile(