diff --git a/pyvo/utils/download.py b/pyvo/utils/download.py
index 9c259acbe..cd9b87144 100644
--- a/pyvo/utils/download.py
+++ b/pyvo/utils/download.py
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ def aws_download(uri=None,
                 warn('Found cached file but it has the wrong size. Overwriting ...',
                      category=PyvoUserWarning)
 
-    msg = f'Downloading {key} to {local_filepath} ...' if verbose else ''
-    with ProgressBarOrSpinner(length, msg) as pb:
+    file = None if verbose else os.devnull 
+    with ProgressBarOrSpinner(length, (f'Downloading {key} to {local_filepath} ...'), file=file) as pb:
 
         # Bytes read tracks how much data has been received so far
         # This variable will be updated in multiple threads below