diff --git a/getcd.sh b/getcd.sh
index 384bb09..66069d2 100755
--- a/getcd.sh
+++ b/getcd.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ umask 000				# create files with all right for anyone
 shopt -s nullglob		# expand patterns which match no file to a null string
 shopt -s extdebug
 
+function atExit
+{
+	echo -en "\033[?25h"		# show cursor
+}
+
+trap atExit EXIT
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # das Verzeichnis in dem dieses script liegt herausfinden
 scriptDir=${0%/*}
@@ -359,7 +366,7 @@ test ${verbose} -ge 1 && echo "${ready}"
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # now do the ripping
 test ${verbose} -eq 1 && echo -n "${startRipMsg1}"
-test ${verbose} -ge 2 && echo "${startRipMsg2}"
+test ${verbose} -ge 2 && { echo "${startRipMsg2}"; echo -en "\033[?25l"; }
 
 i=0
 while [ $i -lt ${#tTitle[@]} ]
@@ -460,5 +467,6 @@ do
 	i=$((i+1))
 done
 
+test ${verbose} -ge 2 && echo -en "\033[?25h"
 test ${verbose} -eq 1 && echo "${ready}"
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------