diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f5b6d0b..910ae70 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	for alert := range alerts {
-		if err := alertAt(ctx, *ntfy, time.Now(), alert, time.Now().Format("15:04")); err != nil {
+		if err := alertAt(ctx, *ntfy, time.Now(), alert, time.Now().Format("15:04")); err != nil && ctx.Err() == nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -53,11 +53,16 @@ func alerts(ctx context.Context, gcal bool, args []string) (chan string, error)
 
 func alertsAfter(ctx context.Context, dur time.Duration) (chan string, error) {
 	ch := make(chan string)
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(dur)
 	go func() {
 		defer close(ch)
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-		case <-time.After(dur):
+		for ctx.Err() == nil && time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+			seconds := int(time.Until(deadline).Seconds())
+			fmt.Printf("\r%v                        ", time.Duration(seconds)*time.Second)
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+			case <-time.After(time.Second):
+			}
 		}
 		ch <- "alerting after " + dur.String()
 	}()