diff --git a/wled b/wled
index d61f3e1..b46f8b9 100755
--- a/wled
+++ b/wled
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ for wled_host in $host_list; do
             api_resp=$(curl_send "{'ps':$1}" "http://$wled_host/json")
         ;;
         l|list) # List presets.
-            printf "loading ...\r"
+            test -t 1 && printf 'connecting ...\r'
             active_ps=$(active_preset "$wled_host")
             curl_fetch "http://$wled_host/presets.json" | \
                 # Insert newline in front of every preset slice.