diff --git a/toolkit/__init__.py b/toolkit/__init__.py
index e69de29..5ae76ce 100644
--- a/toolkit/__init__.py
+++ b/toolkit/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import importlib
+import logging
+
+
+def force_hf_hub_progress_bars():
+    hf_tqdm = importlib.import_module('huggingface_hub.utils.tqdm')
+
+    original_is_tqdm_disabled = hf_tqdm.is_tqdm_disabled
+    if getattr(original_is_tqdm_disabled, '_aitk_forced_progress', False):
+        return
+
+    def is_tqdm_disabled(log_level):
+        disabled = original_is_tqdm_disabled(log_level)
+        # UI jobs log to files, so stderr is not a TTY. Keep HF download bars
+        # visible while preserving normal carriage-return progress updates.
+        if disabled is None and log_level != logging.NOTSET:
+            return False
+        return disabled
+
+    is_tqdm_disabled._aitk_forced_progress = True
+    hf_tqdm.is_tqdm_disabled = is_tqdm_disabled
+
+
+force_hf_hub_progress_bars()