diff --git a/commands/compose.go b/commands/compose.go
index 4c5e45cf..efa78032 100644
--- a/commands/compose.go
+++ b/commands/compose.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func newUpCommand(desktopClient *desktop.Client) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			_, err := desktopClient.Pull(model, func(s string) {
+			_, _, err := desktopClient.Pull(model, func(s string) {
 				sendInfo(s)
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/commands/pull.go b/commands/pull.go
index 8f37e386..9f1da718 100644
--- a/commands/pull.go
+++ b/commands/pull.go
@@ -22,19 +22,28 @@ func newPullCmd(desktopClient *desktop.Client) *cobra.Command {
 			return nil
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			model := args[0]
-			response, err := desktopClient.Pull(model, TUIProgress)
-			if err != nil {
-				err = handleClientError(err, "Failed to pull model")
-				return handleNotRunningError(err)
-			}
-			cmd.Println(response)
-			return nil
+			return pullModel(cmd, desktopClient, args[0])
 		},
 	}
 	return c
 }
 
-func TUIProgress(line string) {
-	fmt.Print("\r\033[K", line)
+func pullModel(cmd *cobra.Command, desktopClient *desktop.Client, model string) error {
+	response, progressShown, err := desktopClient.Pull(model, TUIProgress)
+
+	// Add a newline before any output (success or error) if progress was shown.
+	if progressShown {
+		cmd.Println()
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return handleNotRunningError(handleClientError(err, "Failed to pull model"))
+	}
+
+	cmd.Println(response)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TUIProgress(message string) {
+	fmt.Print("\r\033[K", message)
 }
diff --git a/commands/run.go b/commands/run.go
index 2e0d03d4..ebe46099 100644
--- a/commands/run.go
+++ b/commands/run.go
@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@ func newRunCmd(desktopClient *desktop.Client) *cobra.Command {
 					return handleNotRunningError(handleClientError(err, "Failed to list models"))
 				}
 				cmd.Println("Unable to find model '" + model + "' locally. Pulling from the server.")
-				response, err := desktopClient.Pull(model, TUIProgress)
-				if err != nil {
-					return handleNotRunningError(handleClientError(err, "Failed to pull model"))
+				if err := pullModel(cmd, desktopClient, model); err != nil {
+					return err
 				}
-				cmd.Println(response)
 			}
 
 			if prompt != "" {
diff --git a/desktop/api.go b/desktop/api.go
index b7064167..46f8de12 100644
--- a/desktop/api.go
+++ b/desktop/api.go
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package desktop
 
+// ProgressMessage represents a message sent during model pull operations
+type ProgressMessage struct {
+	Type    string `json:"type"`    // "progress", "success", or "error"
+	Message string `json:"message"` // Human-readable message
+}
+
 type OpenAIChatMessage struct {
 	Role    string `json:"role"`
 	Content string `json:"content"`
diff --git a/desktop/desktop.go b/desktop/desktop.go
index 148f7ba2..1477e9e1 100644
--- a/desktop/desktop.go
+++ b/desktop/desktop.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"html"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -79,10 +80,10 @@ func (c *Client) Status() Status {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) Pull(model string, progress func(string)) (string, error) {
+func (c *Client) Pull(model string, progress func(string)) (string, bool, error) {
 	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(models.ModelCreateRequest{From: model})
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("error marshaling request: %w", err)
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("error marshaling request: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	createPath := inference.ModelsPrefix + "/create"
@@ -92,26 +93,46 @@ func (c *Client) Pull(model string, progress func(string)) (string, error) {
 		bytes.NewReader(jsonData),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", c.handleQueryError(err, createPath)
+		return "", false, c.handleQueryError(err, createPath)
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("pulling %s failed with status %s: %s", model, resp.Status, string(body))
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("pulling %s failed with status %s: %s", model, resp.Status, string(body))
 	}
 
+	progressShown := false
+
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(resp.Body)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		progressLine := scanner.Text()
-		if progressLine != "" {
-			progress(progressLine)
+		if progressLine == "" {
+			continue
 		}
-	}
 
-	fmt.Println()
+		// Parse the progress message
+		var progressMsg ProgressMessage
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(html.UnescapeString(progressLine)), &progressMsg); err != nil {
+			return "", progressShown, fmt.Errorf("error parsing progress message: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// Handle different message types
+		switch progressMsg.Type {
+		case "progress":
+			progress(progressMsg.Message)
+			progressShown = true
+		case "error":
+			return "", progressShown, fmt.Errorf("error pulling model: %s", progressMsg.Message)
+		case "success":
+			return progressMsg.Message, progressShown, nil
+		default:
+			return "", progressShown, fmt.Errorf("unknown message type: %s", progressMsg.Type)
+		}
+	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Model %s pulled successfully", model), nil
+	// If we get here, something went wrong
+	return "", progressShown, fmt.Errorf("unexpected end of stream while pulling model %s", model)
 }
 
 func (c *Client) List(jsonFormat, openai bool, model string) (string, error) {