diff --git a/python/swiftest/swiftest/simulation_class.py b/python/swiftest/swiftest/simulation_class.py
index 21b0e8e95..d0a3f2829 100644
--- a/python/swiftest/swiftest/simulation_class.py
+++ b/python/swiftest/swiftest/simulation_class.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import shlex
 import warnings
-from tqdm import tqdm
+from tqdm.auto import tqdm
 from typing import (
     Literal,
     Dict,
@@ -396,8 +396,12 @@ def _type_scrub(output_data):
                     if process_output:
                         kvstream=line.replace('\n','').strip().split(';') # Removes the newline character,
                         output_data = _type_scrub({kv.split()[0]: kv.split()[1] for kv in kvstream[:-1]})
-                        message = f"Time: {output_data['T']} {self.TU_name}/{self.param['TSTOP']} {self.TU_name}"
-                        pbar.set_description_str(message)
+                        pre_message = f"Time: {output_data['T']} / {self.param['TSTOP']} {self.TU_name}"
+                        post_message = f"npl: {output_data['NPL']} ntp: {output_data['NTP']}"
+                        if "NPLM" in output_data:
+                            post_message = post_message + f" nplm: {output_data['NPLM']}"
+                        pbar.set_description_str(pre_message)
+                        pbar.set_postfix_str(post_message)
                         interval = output_data['ILOOP'] - iloop
                         if interval > 0:
                            pbar.update(interval)