diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/create.go b/cli/internal/cmd/create.go
index 5d7a8794d..251f4f132 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/create.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/create.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func create(cmd *cobra.Command, creator cloudCreator, fileHandler file.Handler)
 		}
 	}
 
-	spinner := newSpinner(cmd, "Loading ", true)
+	spinner := newSpinner(cmd, "Creating", false)
 	spinner.Start()
 	state, err := creator.Create(cmd.Context(), provider, config, flags.name, instanceType, flags.controllerCount, flags.workerCount)
 	spinner.Stop()
diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/init.go b/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
index 269509ece..3852a2394 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func initialize(cmd *cobra.Command, newDialer func(validator *cloudcmd.Validator
 		return fmt.Errorf("parsing or generating master secret from file %s: %w", flags.masterSecretPath, err)
 	}
 
-	spinner := newSpinner(cmd, "Initializing cluster ", true)
+	spinner := newSpinner(cmd, "Initializing cluster ", false)
 	spinner.Start()
 	req := &initproto.InitRequest{
 		MasterSecret:           masterSecret.Key,
diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/terminate.go b/cli/internal/cmd/terminate.go
index 21ef1f3b6..c69dd02c3 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/terminate.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/terminate.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func terminate(cmd *cobra.Command, terminator cloudTerminator, fileHandler file.
 		return fmt.Errorf("reading Constellation state: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	spinner := newSpinner(cmd, "Terminating ", true)
+	spinner := newSpinner(cmd, "Terminating", false)
 	spinner.Start()
 	err := terminator.Terminate(cmd.Context(), stat)
 	spinner.Stop()