diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py
index 1e21b0dba973cdf2dd73405e782743bf8700f6e7..c2cc8b78084c71c55ebc4ae1655e63751ef7d97d 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def progressbar(iter: Iterable, width=80):
     def update(progress):
         fill = int(width * progress / count)
         print(
-            f"{int(progress/count*100):3d}%{u'│'}{u'█'*fill}{(u'░'*(width-fill))}{u'│'}{progress}/{count}",
+            f"{int(progress/count*100):3d}%{'|'}{'X'*fill}{('.'*(width-fill))}{'|'}{progress}/{count}",
             end="\r",
             file=sys.stdout,
             flush=True,