diff --git a/commands/command_fetch.go b/commands/command_fetch.go
index 2c821a0b..c4d64fb4 100644
--- a/commands/command_fetch.go
+++ b/commands/command_fetch.go
@@ -154,18 +154,16 @@ func fetchRef(ref string, filter *filepathfilter.Filter) bool {
 
 func pointersToFetchForRefs(refs []string) ([]*lfs.WrappedPointer, error) {
 	// This could be a long process so use the chan version & report progress
-	task := tasklog.NewSimpleTask()
-	defer task.Complete()
-
 	logger := tasklog.NewLogger(OutputWriter,
 		tasklog.ForceProgress(cfg.ForceProgress()),
 	)
-	logger.Enqueue(task)
-	var numObjs int64
+	task := logger.Simple()
+	defer task.Complete()
 
 	// use temp gitscanner to collect pointers
 	var pointers []*lfs.WrappedPointer
 	var multiErr error
+	var numObjs int64
 	tempgitscanner := lfs.NewGitScanner(cfg, func(p *lfs.WrappedPointer, err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			if multiErr != nil {
@@ -293,18 +291,16 @@ func fetchAll() bool {
 
 func scanAll() []*lfs.WrappedPointer {
 	// This could be a long process so use the chan version & report progress
-	task := tasklog.NewSimpleTask()
-	defer task.Complete()
-
 	logger := tasklog.NewLogger(OutputWriter,
 		tasklog.ForceProgress(cfg.ForceProgress()),
 	)
-	logger.Enqueue(task)
-	var numObjs int64
+	task := logger.Simple()
+	defer task.Complete()
 
 	// use temp gitscanner to collect pointers
 	var pointers []*lfs.WrappedPointer
 	var multiErr error
+	var numObjs int64
 	tempgitscanner := lfs.NewGitScanner(cfg, func(p *lfs.WrappedPointer, err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			if multiErr != nil {
diff --git a/commands/command_prune.go b/commands/command_prune.go
index 1ae2ef78..90e6d297 100644
--- a/commands/command_prune.go
+++ b/commands/command_prune.go
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ func prune(fetchPruneConfig lfs.FetchPruneConfig, verifyRemote, dryRun, verbose
 		return
 	}
 
-	info := tasklog.NewSimpleTask()
-	logger.Enqueue(info)
+	info := logger.Simple()
 	if dryRun {
 		info.Logf("prune: %s", tr.Tr.GetN(
 			"%d file would be pruned (%s)",
@@ -255,11 +254,9 @@ func pruneCheckErrors(taskErrors []error) {
 func pruneTaskDisplayProgress(progressChan PruneProgressChan, waitg *sync.WaitGroup, logger *tasklog.Logger) {
 	defer waitg.Done()
 
-	task := tasklog.NewSimpleTask()
+	task := logger.Simple()
 	defer task.Complete()
 
-	logger.Enqueue(task)
-
 	localCount := 0
 	retainCount := 0
 	verifyCount := 0