diff --git a/cargo-espflash/src/main.rs b/cargo-espflash/src/main.rs
index 99cc881d..3be40061 100644
--- a/cargo-espflash/src/main.rs
+++ b/cargo-espflash/src/main.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ fn flash(args: FlashArgs, config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
     print_board_info(&mut flasher)?;
 
     if args.flash_args.ram {
-        flasher.load_elf_to_ram(&elf_data, Some(&mut EspflashProgress::default()))?;
+        flasher.load_elf_to_ram(&elf_data, EspflashProgress::default())?;
     } else {
         let bootloader = args
             .flash_args
diff --git a/espflash/src/bin/espflash.rs b/espflash/src/bin/espflash.rs
index 584bb9a9..e5928376 100644
--- a/espflash/src/bin/espflash.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/bin/espflash.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ fn flash(args: FlashArgs, config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
     let elf_data = fs::read(&args.image).into_diagnostic()?;
 
     if args.flash_args.ram {
-        flasher.load_elf_to_ram(&elf_data, Some(&mut EspflashProgress::default()))?;
+        flasher.load_elf_to_ram(&elf_data, EspflashProgress::default())?;
     } else {
         let bootloader = args.flash_args.bootloader.as_deref();
         let partition_table = args.flash_args.partition_table.as_deref();
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ fn write_bin(args: WriteBinArgs, config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
     let mut buffer = Vec::with_capacity(size.try_into().into_diagnostic()?);
     f.read_to_end(&mut buffer).into_diagnostic()?;
 
-    flasher.write_bin_to_flash(args.addr, &buffer, Some(&mut EspflashProgress::default()))?;
+    flasher.write_bin_to_flash(args.addr, &buffer, EspflashProgress::default())?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/espflash/src/cli/mod.rs b/espflash/src/cli/mod.rs
index 15fa1177..dfa090bf 100644
--- a/espflash/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ pub fn flash_elf_image(
         flash_mode,
         flash_size,
         flash_freq,
-        Some(&mut EspflashProgress::default()),
+        EspflashProgress::default(),
     )?;
     info!("Flashing has completed!");
 
diff --git a/espflash/src/flasher/mod.rs b/espflash/src/flasher/mod.rs
index 6b591437..3a547b0f 100644
--- a/espflash/src/flasher/mod.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/flasher/mod.rs
@@ -273,6 +273,17 @@ pub trait ProgressCallbacks {
     fn finish(&mut self);
 }
 
+/// Progress update callbacks that do nothing.
+pub struct NoProgress;
+
+impl ProgressCallbacks for NoProgress {
+    fn init(&mut self, _addr: u32, _total: usize) {}
+
+    fn update(&mut self, _current: usize) {}
+
+    fn finish(&mut self) {}
+}
+
 /// Connect to and flash a target device
 pub struct Flasher {
     /// Connection for flash operations
@@ -362,7 +373,7 @@ impl Flasher {
                     addr: text_addr,
                     data: Cow::Borrowed(&text),
                 },
-                &mut None,
+                &mut NoProgress,
             )
             .flashing()?;
 
@@ -376,7 +387,7 @@ impl Flasher {
                     addr: data_addr,
                     data: Cow::Borrowed(&data),
                 },
-                &mut None,
+                &mut NoProgress,
             )
             .flashing()?;
 
@@ -618,7 +629,7 @@ impl Flasher {
     pub fn load_elf_to_ram(
         &mut self,
         elf_data: &[u8],
-        mut progress: Option<&mut dyn ProgressCallbacks>,
+        mut progress: impl ProgressCallbacks,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let image = ElfFirmwareImage::try_from(elf_data)?;
         if image.rom_segments(self.chip).next().is_some() {
@@ -652,7 +663,7 @@ impl Flasher {
         flash_mode: Option<FlashMode>,
         flash_size: Option<FlashSize>,
         flash_freq: Option<FlashFrequency>,
-        mut progress: Option<&mut dyn ProgressCallbacks>,
+        mut progress: impl ProgressCallbacks,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let image = ElfFirmwareImage::try_from(elf_data)?;
 
@@ -694,7 +705,7 @@ impl Flasher {
         &mut self,
         addr: u32,
         data: &[u8],
-        mut progress: Option<&mut dyn ProgressCallbacks>,
+        mut progress: impl ProgressCallbacks,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let segment = RomSegment {
             addr,
@@ -718,7 +729,7 @@ impl Flasher {
         flash_mode: Option<FlashMode>,
         flash_size: Option<FlashSize>,
         flash_freq: Option<FlashFrequency>,
-        progress: Option<&mut dyn ProgressCallbacks>,
+        progress: impl ProgressCallbacks,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.load_elf_to_flash_with_format(
             elf_data,
diff --git a/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/esp32.rs b/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/esp32.rs
index fe903647..19024e34 100644
--- a/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/esp32.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/esp32.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl FlashTarget for Esp32Target {
         &mut self,
         connection: &mut Connection,
         segment: RomSegment,
-        progress: &mut Option<&mut dyn ProgressCallbacks>,
+        progress: &mut dyn ProgressCallbacks,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let addr = segment.addr;
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl FlashTarget for Esp32Target {
         let chunks = compressed.chunks(flash_write_size);
         let num_chunks = chunks.len();
 
-        progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.init(addr, num_chunks));
+        progress.init(addr, num_chunks);
 
         // decode the chunks to see how much data the device will have to save
         let mut decoder = ZlibDecoder::new(Vec::new());
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ impl FlashTarget for Esp32Target {
                 },
             )?;
 
-            progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.update(i + 1));
+            progress.update(i + 1);
         }
 
-        progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.finish());
+        progress.finish();
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/esp8266.rs b/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/esp8266.rs
index c132fe78..a13f8ec1 100644
--- a/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/esp8266.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/esp8266.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl FlashTarget for Esp8266Target {
         &mut self,
         connection: &mut Connection,
         segment: RomSegment,
-        progress: &mut Option<&mut dyn ProgressCallbacks>,
+        progress: &mut dyn ProgressCallbacks,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let addr = segment.addr;
         let block_count = (segment.data.len() + FLASH_WRITE_SIZE - 1) / FLASH_WRITE_SIZE;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl FlashTarget for Esp8266Target {
         let chunks = segment.data.chunks(FLASH_WRITE_SIZE);
         let num_chunks = chunks.len();
 
-        progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.init(addr, num_chunks));
+        progress.init(addr, num_chunks);
 
         for (i, block) in chunks.enumerate() {
             connection.command(Command::FlashData {
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ impl FlashTarget for Esp8266Target {
                 data: block,
             })?;
 
-            progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.update(i + 1));
+            progress.update(i + 1);
         }
 
-        progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.finish());
+        progress.finish();
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/mod.rs b/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/mod.rs
index 508ba62c..54f0a0ed 100644
--- a/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/mod.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub trait FlashTarget {
         &mut self,
         connection: &mut Connection,
         segment: RomSegment,
-        progress: &mut Option<&mut dyn ProgressCallbacks>,
+        progress: &mut dyn ProgressCallbacks,
     ) -> Result<(), Error>;
 
     /// Complete the flashing operation
diff --git a/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/ram.rs b/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/ram.rs
index 133a1858..5fbc70fc 100644
--- a/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/ram.rs
+++ b/espflash/src/targets/flash_target/ram.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl FlashTarget for RamTarget {
         &mut self,
         connection: &mut Connection,
         segment: RomSegment,
-        progress: &mut Option<&mut dyn ProgressCallbacks>,
+        progress: &mut dyn ProgressCallbacks,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let addr = segment.addr;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl FlashTarget for RamTarget {
         let chunks = segment.data.chunks(self.block_size);
         let num_chunks = chunks.len();
 
-        progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.init(addr, num_chunks));
+        progress.init(addr, num_chunks);
 
         for (i, block) in chunks.enumerate() {
             connection.command(Command::MemData {
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ impl FlashTarget for RamTarget {
                 data: block,
             })?;
 
-            progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.update(i + 1));
+            progress.update(i + 1);
         }
 
-        progress.as_mut().map(|cb| cb.finish());
+        progress.finish();
 
         Ok(())
     }