diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/shell/progress.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/shell/progress.py
index ada3b4d177024..4bee6bcb31f7e 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/shell/progress.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/shell/progress.py
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ def update_ticks(
             self._ticks = total_tasks
             self._tick = completed_tasks
             self._bytes_read = sum(map(lambda x: x.num_bytes_read, stages))
-            if self._tick is not None and self._tick >= 0:
-                self.output()
             self._running = inflight_tasks
             self._stages = stages
+            if self._tick is not None and self._tick >= 0:
+                self.output()
             self._notify(False)
 
     def finish(self) -> None:
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/shell/test_progress.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/shell/test_progress.py
index f567320bda087..2f33f8a81db98 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/shell/test_progress.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests/connect/shell/test_progress.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def test_simple_progress(self):
         self.assertIn("50.00%", val, "Current progress is 50%")
         self.assertIn("****", val, "Should use the default char to print.")
         self.assertIn("Scanned 999.0 B", val, "Should contain the bytes scanned metric.")
+        self.assertIn("10 Tasks running", val, "Should contain current running tasks.")
         self.assertFalse(val.endswith("\r"), "Line should not be empty")
         p.finish()
         val = buffer.getvalue()