diff --git a/kart/gui/dockwidget.py b/kart/gui/dockwidget.py
index e180c65..9df901d 100644
--- a/kart/gui/dockwidget.py
+++ b/kart/gui/dockwidget.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import os
+import re
+import math
 import tempfile
+from functools import partial
 
 from qgis.PyQt import uic
 from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import Qt, QMimeData, QByteArray, QDataStream, QIODevice
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@
     setSetting,
     LASTREPO,
     waitcursor,
+    progressBar,
 )
 
 pluginPath = os.path.split(os.path.dirname(__file__))[0]
@@ -227,18 +231,41 @@ def createRepo(self):
 
     @executeskart
     def cloneRepo(self):
+        def _processProgressLine(bar, line):
+            if "Writing dataset" in line:
+                datasetname = line.split(":")[-1].strip()
+                bar.setText(f"Checking out layer '{datasetname}'")
+            elif line.startswith("Receiving objects: ") or line.startswith(
+                "Writing objects: "
+            ):
+                tokens = line.split(": ")
+                bar.setText(tokens[0])
+                bar.setValue(
+                    math.floor(float(tokens[1][1 : tokens[1].find("%")].strip()))
+                )
+            else:
+                msg = line.split(" - ")[-1]
+                if "%" in msg:
+                    matches = re.findall(r"(\d+(\.\d+)?)", msg)
+                    if matches:
+                        value = math.floor(float(matches[0][0]))
+                        bar.setValue(value)
+
         dialog = CloneDialog()
         dialog.show()
         ret = dialog.exec_()
         if ret == dialog.Accepted:
-            repo = Repository.clone(
-                dialog.src,
-                dialog.dst,
-                dialog.location,
-                dialog.extent,
-                dialog.username,
-                dialog.password,
-            )
+            with progressBar("Clone") as bar:
+                bar.setText("Cloning repository")
+                repo = Repository.clone(
+                    dialog.src,
+                    dialog.dst,
+                    dialog.location,
+                    dialog.extent,
+                    dialog.username,
+                    dialog.password,
+                    output_handler=partial(_processProgressLine, bar),
+                )
             RepoManager.instance().add_repo(repo)
 
     def addRepoToUI(self, repo: Repository):
diff --git a/kart/kartapi.py b/kart/kartapi.py
index af77d21..3d59f70 100644
--- a/kart/kartapi.py
+++ b/kart/kartapi.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import json
 import locale
-import math
 import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
 
-from typing import Optional, List
-from functools import partial, wraps
+from typing import Optional, List, Callable
+from functools import wraps
 
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@
 from kart.gui.userconfigdialog import UserConfigDialog
 from kart.gui.installationwarningdialog import InstallationWarningDialog
 
-from kart.utils import progressBar, setting, setSetting, KARTPATH, HELPERMODE
+from kart.utils import setting, setSetting, KARTPATH, HELPERMODE
 from kart import logging
 
 
@@ -258,23 +257,6 @@ def executeKart(commands, path=None, jsonoutput=False, feedback=None):
         QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
 
 
-def _processProgressLine(bar, line):
-    if "Writing dataset" in line:
-        datasetname = line.split(":")[-1].strip()
-        bar.setText(f"Checking out layer '{datasetname}'")
-    elif line.startswith("Receiving objects: ") or line.startswith("Writing objects: "):
-        tokens = line.split(": ")
-        bar.setText(tokens[0])
-        bar.setValue(math.floor(float(tokens[1][1 : tokens[1].find("%")].strip())))
-    else:
-        msg = line.split(" - ")[-1]
-        if "%" in msg:
-            matches = re.findall(r"(\d+(\.\d+)?)", msg)
-            if matches:
-                value = math.floor(float(matches[0][0]))
-                bar.setValue(value)
-
-
 class Repository:
     def __init__(self, path):
         self.path = path
@@ -342,6 +324,7 @@ def clone(
         extent: Optional[QgsReferencedRectangle] = None,
         username: Optional[str] = None,
         password: Optional[str] = None,
+        output_handler: Callable[[str], None] = None,
     ) -> "Repository":
         """
         Performs a (blocking, main thread only) clone operation
@@ -349,11 +332,7 @@ def clone(
         commands = Repository.generate_clone_arguments(
             src, dst, location, extent, username, password
         )
-
-        with progressBar("Clone") as bar:
-            bar.setText("Cloning repository")
-            executeKart(commands, feedback=partial(_processProgressLine, bar))
-
+        executeKart(commands, feedback=output_handler)
         return Repository(dst)
 
     def title(self):