diff --git a/airbyte-lib/airbyte_lib/progress.py b/airbyte-lib/airbyte_lib/progress.py
index d1b7c5355fe1..14e1044801a0 100644
--- a/airbyte-lib/airbyte_lib/progress.py
+++ b/airbyte-lib/airbyte_lib/progress.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import datetime
 import math
+import sys
 import time
 from contextlib import suppress
 from typing import cast
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@
 from rich.markdown import Markdown as RichMarkdown
 
 
+IS_REPL = hasattr(sys, "ps1")  # True if we're in a Python REPL, in which case we can use Rich.
+
 try:
     IS_NOTEBOOK = True
     from IPython import display as ipy_display
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.last_update_time: float | None = None
 
         self.rich_view: RichLive | None = None
-        if not IS_NOTEBOOK:
+        if not IS_NOTEBOOK and not IS_REPL:
             # If we're in a terminal, use a Rich view to display the progress updates.
             self.rich_view = RichLive()
             try: