diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/makepkg.py b/bauh/gems/arch/makepkg.py
index 9d0e630a..96218c5b 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/makepkg.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/makepkg.py
@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@ def check_missing_deps(pkgdir: str, watcher: ProcessWatcher) -> List[str]:
     error_lines = []
     for s in depcheck.stderr:
         if s:
-            line = s.decode().strip()
+            line = s.decode()
             if line:
                 error_lines.append(line)
 
+                line_strip = line.strip()
+
+                if line_strip:
+                    watcher.print(line)
+
     if error_lines:
         error_str = ''.join(error_lines)
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
index 0480759b..982eef5a 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ class AnimateProgress(QThread):
         self.sleep = 0.05
         self.last_progress = 0
         self.manual = False
+        self.paused = False
 
     def _reset(self):
         self.progress_value = 0
@@ -287,34 +288,44 @@ class AnimateProgress(QThread):
         self.sleep = 0.05
         self.last_progress = 0
         self.manual = False
+        self.paused = False
 
     def set_progress(self, val: int):
         if 0 <= val <= 100:
             self.limit = val
             self.manual = True
             self.increment = 0.5
+            self.paused = False
+
+    def pause(self):
+        self.paused = True
+
+    def animate(self):
+        self.paused = False
 
     def run(self):
 
         current_increment = self.increment
 
         while not self.stop:
-            if self.progress_value != self.last_progress:
-                self.signal_change.emit(self.progress_value)
-                self.last_progress = self.progress_value
+            if not self.paused:
+                if self.progress_value != self.last_progress:
+                    self.signal_change.emit(self.progress_value)
+                    self.last_progress = self.progress_value
 
-            if not self.manual:
-                if self.progress_value >= self.limit:
-                    current_increment = -self.increment
-                elif self.progress_value <= 0:
-                    current_increment = self.increment
-            else:
-                if self.progress_value >= self.limit:
-                    current_increment = 0
+                if not self.manual:
+                    if self.progress_value >= self.limit:
+                        current_increment = -self.increment
+                    elif self.progress_value <= 0:
+                        current_increment = self.increment
                 else:
-                    current_increment = self.increment
+                    if self.progress_value >= self.limit:
+                        current_increment = 0
+                    else:
+                        current_increment = self.increment
+
+                self.progress_value += current_increment
 
-            self.progress_value += current_increment
             time.sleep(self.sleep)
 
         self.signal_change.emit(100)
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/window.py b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
index d327d37c..6ce3d93d 100755
--- a/bauh/view/qt/window.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
@@ -308,16 +308,21 @@ class ManageWindow(QWidget):
         return action
 
     def _ask_confirmation(self, msg: dict):
+        self.thread_animate_progress.pause()
         diag = ConfirmationDialog(title=msg['title'],
                                   body=msg['body'],
                                   locale_keys=self.i18n,
                                   components=msg['components'],
                                   confirmation_label=msg['confirmation_label'],
                                   deny_label=msg['deny_label'])
-        self.signal_user_res.emit(diag.is_confirmed())
+        res = diag.is_confirmed()
+        self.thread_animate_progress.animate()
+        self.signal_user_res.emit(res)
 
     def _show_message(self, msg: dict):
+        self.thread_animate_progress.pause()
         dialog.show_message(title=msg['title'], body=msg['body'], type_=msg['type'])
+        self.thread_animate_progress.animate()
 
     def _show_warnings(self, warnings: List[str]):
         if warnings: