diff --git a/src/stats.rs b/src/stats.rs
index 8b88fb7..cef27be 100644
--- a/src/stats.rs
+++ b/src/stats.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ pub fn compute_stats(input_file: &str, output_prefix: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dy
         *col_nonzero_counts.entry(col_idx).or_insert(0) += 1;
     }
 
+    // Clear the progress line after processing is complete
+    println!("");
+
     // Finalize stats for all rows
     for row_idx in 1..=n_rows {
         let nonzero_count = row_nonzero_counts.get(&row_idx).cloned().unwrap_or(0);
diff --git a/src/subset.rs b/src/subset.rs
index 47c2622..27203c6 100644
--- a/src/subset.rs
+++ b/src/subset.rs
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ fn subset_mtx_file(
 
     temp_writer.flush()?;
 
+    // Clear the progress line after processing is complete
+    println!("");
+
     // Now write the header to the output file
     let mut output_writer = io_utils::get_writer(output_file)?;