diff --git a/scripts/s3_media_upload b/scripts/s3_media_upload
index 3a86587..7fcdb4a 100644
--- a/scripts/s3_media_upload
+++ b/scripts/s3_media_upload
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if args.no_progress:
+        global progress
         progress=False
 
     if args.cmd == "write":