diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index b8ef3468..c8b93b6b 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ install:
   - gem install --local bundler --quiet --no-document
   - bundler --version
   - ruby -r rubygems -e "p Gem.path"
+  - ps: Write-Output "Echo"
 
 build_script:
   - bundle install --path=vendor/bundle --without integration tools
diff --git a/test/windows/local_test.rb b/test/windows/local_test.rb
index a97c4599..4ce8d8fd 100644
--- a/test/windows/local_test.rb
+++ b/test/windows/local_test.rb
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
   end
 
   it 'run echo test' do
-    cmd = conn.run_command('Write-Output "test"')
+    cmd = conn.run_command('$ProgressPreference=’SilentlyContinue’;Write-Output "test"')
     cmd.stdout.must_equal "test\r\n"
     cmd.stderr.must_equal ''
   end
 
   it 'use powershell piping' do
-    cmd = conn.run_command("New-Object -Type PSObject | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name A -Value (Write-Output 'PropertyA') -PassThru | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name B -Value (Write-Output 'PropertyB') -PassThru | ConvertTo-Json")
+    cmd = conn.run_command("$ProgressPreference=’SilentlyContinue’;New-Object -Type PSObject | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name A -Value (Write-Output 'PropertyA') -PassThru | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name B -Value (Write-Output 'PropertyB') -PassThru | ConvertTo-Json")
     cmd.stdout.must_equal "{\r\n    \"A\":  \"PropertyA\",\r\n    \"B\":  \"PropertyB\"\r\n}\r\n"
     cmd.stderr.must_equal ''
   end