diff --git a/src/run.rs b/src/run.rs
index 1e2e56cf..e0ada4c5 100644
--- a/src/run.rs
+++ b/src/run.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::process::Command;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::exercise::{Exercise, Mode};
 use crate::verify::test;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn reset(exercise: &Exercise) -> Result<(), ()> {
 fn compile_and_run(exercise: &Exercise) -> Result<(), ()> {
     let progress_bar = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
     progress_bar.set_message(format!("Compiling {exercise}..."));
-    progress_bar.enable_steady_tick(100);
+    progress_bar.enable_steady_tick(Duration::from_millis(100));
 
     let compilation_result = exercise.compile();
     let compilation = match compilation_result {
diff --git a/src/verify.rs b/src/verify.rs
index f3f3b564..01dd87fa 100644
--- a/src/verify.rs
+++ b/src/verify.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::exercise::{CompiledExercise, Exercise, Mode, State};
 use console::style;
 use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
-use std::env;
+use std::{env, time::Duration};
 
 // Verify that the provided container of Exercise objects
 // can be compiled and run without any failures.
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ pub fn verify<'a>(
     let (num_done, total) = progress;
     let bar = ProgressBar::new(total as u64);
     let mut percentage = num_done as f32 / total as f32 * 100.0;
-    bar.set_style(ProgressStyle::default_bar()
-        .template("Progress: [{bar:60.green/red}] {pos}/{len} {msg}")
-        .progress_chars("#>-")
+    bar.set_style(
+        ProgressStyle::default_bar()
+            .template("Progress: [{bar:60.green/red}] {pos}/{len} {msg}")
+            .expect("Progressbar template should be valid!")
+            .progress_chars("#>-"),
     );
     bar.set_position(num_done as u64);
     bar.set_message(format!("({:.1} %)", percentage));
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn test(exercise: &Exercise, verbose: bool) -> Result<(), ()> {
 fn compile_only(exercise: &Exercise, success_hints: bool) -> Result<bool, ()> {
     let progress_bar = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
     progress_bar.set_message(format!("Compiling {exercise}..."));
-    progress_bar.enable_steady_tick(100);
+    progress_bar.enable_steady_tick(Duration::from_millis(100));
 
     let _ = compile(exercise, &progress_bar)?;
     progress_bar.finish_and_clear();
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ fn compile_only(exercise: &Exercise, success_hints: bool) -> Result<bool, ()> {
 fn compile_and_run_interactively(exercise: &Exercise, success_hints: bool) -> Result<bool, ()> {
     let progress_bar = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
     progress_bar.set_message(format!("Compiling {exercise}..."));
-    progress_bar.enable_steady_tick(100);
+    progress_bar.enable_steady_tick(Duration::from_millis(100));
 
     let compilation = compile(exercise, &progress_bar)?;
 
@@ -85,15 +87,24 @@ fn compile_and_run_interactively(exercise: &Exercise, success_hints: bool) -> Re
         }
     };
 
-    Ok(prompt_for_completion(exercise, Some(output.stdout), success_hints))
+    Ok(prompt_for_completion(
+        exercise,
+        Some(output.stdout),
+        success_hints,
+    ))
 }
 
 // Compile the given Exercise as a test harness and display
 // the output if verbose is set to true
-fn compile_and_test(exercise: &Exercise, run_mode: RunMode, verbose: bool, success_hints: bool) -> Result<bool, ()> {
+fn compile_and_test(
+    exercise: &Exercise,
+    run_mode: RunMode,
+    verbose: bool,
+    success_hints: bool,
+) -> Result<bool, ()> {
     let progress_bar = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
     progress_bar.set_message(format!("Testing {exercise}..."));
-    progress_bar.enable_steady_tick(100);
+    progress_bar.enable_steady_tick(Duration::from_millis(100));
 
     let compilation = compile(exercise, &progress_bar)?;
     let result = compilation.run();
@@ -143,7 +154,11 @@ fn compile<'a, 'b>(
     }
 }
 
-fn prompt_for_completion(exercise: &Exercise, prompt_output: Option<String>, success_hints: bool) -> bool {
+fn prompt_for_completion(
+    exercise: &Exercise,
+    prompt_output: Option<String>,
+    success_hints: bool,
+) -> bool {
     let context = match exercise.state() {
         State::Done => return true,
         State::Pending(context) => context,