diff --git a/scripts/utils/spinner.js b/scripts/utils/spinner.js
index 91372a4c..03c8cfcc 100644
--- a/scripts/utils/spinner.js
+++ b/scripts/utils/spinner.js
@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@
 
 const { loading: cliLoadingAnimation } = require('cli-loading-animation')
 
+const { ENV } = require('@socketregistry/scripts/constants')
+
+function logAsync(...args) {
+  return setTimeout(() => console.log(...args), 80)
+}
+
 class Spinner {
   #message
-  #options
+  #claOptions
   #spinner
+  #spinnerOptions
+  #spinning
   constructor(message, options) {
+    const { ci = ENV.CI, ...claOptions } = { __proto__: null, ...options }
+    this.#claOptions = { __proto__: null, ...claOptions, clearOnEnd: true }
     this.#message = message
-    this.#options = { __proto__: null, ...options, clearOnEnd: true }
-    this.#spinner = cliLoadingAnimation(this.#message, this.#options)
+    this.#spinnerOptions = { __proto__: null, ci }
+    this.#spinner = cliLoadingAnimation(this.#message, this.#claOptions)
   }
 
   get message() {
@@ -17,20 +27,38 @@ class Spinner {
   }
 
   set message(text) {
-    this.#spinner.stop()
     this.#message = text
-    this.#spinner = cliLoadingAnimation(this.#message, this.#options)
+    if (!this.#spinnerOptions.ci) {
+      this.#spinner.stop()
+    }
+    this.#spinner = cliLoadingAnimation(this.#message, this.#claOptions)
+    if (this.#spinnerOptions.ci) {
+      logAsync(this.#message)
+    } else {
+      this.#spinner.start()
+    }
   }
 
   start() {
-    this.#spinner.stop()
-    this.#spinner.start()
+    if (this.#spinning === false) {
+      this.#spinning = true
+      if (this.#spinnerOptions.ci) {
+        logAsync(this.#message)
+      } else {
+        this.#spinner.start()
+      }
+    }
     return this
   }
   stop(...args) {
-    this.#spinner.stop()
-    if (args.length) {
-      console.log(...args)
+    if (this.#spinning === true) {
+      this.#spinning = false
+      if (!this.#spinnerOptions.ci) {
+        this.#spinner.stop()
+      }
+      if (args.length) {
+        logAsync(...args)
+      }
     }
     return this
   }