diff --git a/daft/runners/progress_bar.py b/daft/runners/progress_bar.py
index ed4c91c9a3..220fc7a9bf 100644
--- a/daft/runners/progress_bar.py
+++ b/daft/runners/progress_bar.py
@@ -114,25 +114,34 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._maxinterval = 5.0
         self.tqdm_mod = get_tqdm(False)
         self.pbars: dict[int, Any] = dict()
+        self.bar_configs: dict[int, str] = dict()
+        self.next_id = 0
 
-    def make_new_bar(self, bar_format: str, initial_message: str) -> int:
-        pbar_id = len(self.pbars)
-        self.pbars[pbar_id] = self.tqdm_mod(
-            bar_format=bar_format,
-            desc=initial_message,
-            position=pbar_id,
-            leave=False,
-            mininterval=1.0,
-            maxinterval=self._maxinterval,
-        )
+    def make_new_bar(self, bar_format: str) -> int:
+        pbar_id = self.next_id
+        self.next_id += 1
+        self.bar_configs[pbar_id] = bar_format
         return pbar_id
 
     def update_bar(self, pbar_id: int, message: str) -> None:
+        if pbar_id not in self.pbars:
+            if pbar_id not in self.bar_configs:
+                raise ValueError(f"No bar configuration found for id {pbar_id}")
+            bar_format = self.bar_configs[pbar_id]
+            self.pbars[pbar_id] = self.tqdm_mod(
+                bar_format=bar_format,
+                position=pbar_id,
+                leave=False,
+                mininterval=1.0,
+                maxinterval=self._maxinterval,
+            )
+            del self.bar_configs[pbar_id]
         self.pbars[pbar_id].set_description_str(message)
 
     def close_bar(self, pbar_id: int) -> None:
-        self.pbars[pbar_id].close()
-        del self.pbars[pbar_id]
+        if pbar_id in self.pbars:
+            self.pbars[pbar_id].close()
+            del self.pbars[pbar_id]
 
     def close(self) -> None:
         for p in self.pbars.values():
diff --git a/src/daft-local-execution/src/lib.rs b/src/daft-local-execution/src/lib.rs
index 654deea901..cd0c146879 100644
--- a/src/daft-local-execution/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/daft-local-execution/src/lib.rs
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ impl ExecutionRuntimeContext {
         runtime_stats: Arc<RuntimeStatsContext>,
     ) -> Option<Arc<OperatorProgressBar>> {
         if let Some(ref pb_manager) = self.progress_bar_manager {
-            let pb = pb_manager
-                .make_new_bar(color, prefix, show_received)
-                .unwrap();
+            let pb = pb_manager.make_new_bar(color, prefix).unwrap();
             Some(Arc::new(OperatorProgressBar::new(
                 pb,
                 runtime_stats,
diff --git a/src/daft-local-execution/src/progress_bar.rs b/src/daft-local-execution/src/progress_bar.rs
index cf7fa17e3a..c5c59b3e06 100644
--- a/src/daft-local-execution/src/progress_bar.rs
+++ b/src/daft-local-execution/src/progress_bar.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ pub trait ProgressBarManager {
         &self,
         color: ProgressBarColor,
         prefix: &str,
-        show_received: bool,
     ) -> DaftResult<Box<dyn ProgressBar>>;
 
     fn close_all(&self) -> DaftResult<()>;
@@ -52,8 +51,8 @@ pub struct OperatorProgressBar {
 }
 
 impl OperatorProgressBar {
-    // 100ms = 100_000_000ns
-    const UPDATE_INTERVAL: u64 = 100_000_000;
+    // 500ms = 500_000_000ns
+    const UPDATE_INTERVAL: u64 = 500_000_000;
 
     pub fn new(
         progress_bar: Box<dyn ProgressBar>,
@@ -146,27 +145,19 @@ impl ProgressBarManager for IndicatifProgressBarManager {
         &self,
         color: ProgressBarColor,
         prefix: &str,
-        show_received: bool,
     ) -> DaftResult<Box<dyn ProgressBar>> {
         let template_str = format!(
             "🗡️ 🐟 {{spinner:.green}} {{prefix:.{color}/bold}} | [{{elapsed_precise}}] {{msg}}",
             color = color.to_str(),
         );
 
-        let initial_message = if show_received {
-            "0 rows received, 0 rows emitted".to_string()
-        } else {
-            "0 rows emitted".to_string()
-        };
-
         let pb = indicatif::ProgressBar::new_spinner()
             .with_style(
                 ProgressStyle::default_spinner()
                     .template(template_str.as_str())
                     .unwrap(),
             )
-            .with_prefix(prefix.to_string())
-            .with_message(initial_message);
+            .with_prefix(prefix.to_string());
 
         self.multi_progress.add(pb.clone());
         DaftResult::Ok(Box::new(IndicatifProgressBar(pb)))
@@ -263,18 +254,10 @@ mod python {
             &self,
             _color: ProgressBarColor,
             prefix: &str,
-            show_received: bool,
         ) -> DaftResult<Box<dyn ProgressBar>> {
             let bar_format = format!("🗡️ 🐟 {prefix}: {{elapsed}} {{desc}}", prefix = prefix);
-            let initial_message = if show_received {
-                "0 rows received, 0 rows emitted".to_string()
-            } else {
-                "0 rows emitted".to_string()
-            };
             let pb_id = Python::with_gil(|py| {
-                let pb_id =
-                    self.inner
-                        .call_method1(py, "make_new_bar", (bar_format, initial_message))?;
+                let pb_id = self.inner.call_method1(py, "make_new_bar", (bar_format,))?;
                 let pb_id = pb_id.extract::<usize>(py)?;
                 DaftResult::Ok(pb_id)
             })?;