diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index f87734a..b985ba0 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ func (s *spinner) start(text string) {
 		s.text = text
 		return
 	}
+	if s.on {
+		s.text = text
+		return
+	}
 	s.on = true
 	s.text = text
 	go s.run()
@@ -573,7 +577,7 @@ func runBuildHAKs(ctx context) error {
 
 	console := newBuildHAKConsole(ctx, p, opts)
 	spin.configure(ctx.stderr, console.spinnerEnabled)
-	spin.update("Build HAKs: starting")
+	spin.start("Build HAKs: starting")
 	var result pipeline.BuildResult
 	pipelineOpts := pipeline.BuildHAKOptions{
 		Progress:           console.progress,