diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index 1c75e83680..8a5fc1acf8 100644
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -112,10 +112,9 @@ func (r *Registry) getImagesInRepository(repository string, authConfig *auth.Aut
 
 // Retrieve an image from the Registry.
 // Returns the Image object as well as the layer as an Archive (io.Reader)
-func (r *Registry) GetRemoteImageJson(stdout io.Writer, imgId, registry string, token []string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (r *Registry) GetRemoteImageJson(imgId, registry string, token []string) ([]byte, error) {
 	client := r.getHttpClient()
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "Pulling %s metadata\r\n", imgId)
 	// Get the Json
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", registry+"/images/"+imgId+"/json", nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -137,22 +136,22 @@ func (r *Registry) GetRemoteImageJson(stdout io.Writer, imgId, registry string,
 	return jsonString, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Registry) GetRemoteImageLayer(stdout io.Writer, imgId, registry string, token []string) (io.Reader, error) {
+func (r *Registry) GetRemoteImageLayer(imgId, registry string, token []string) (io.ReadCloser, int, error) {
 	client := r.getHttpClient()
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", registry+"/images/"+imgId+"/layer", nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error while getting from the server: %s\n", err)
+		return nil, -1, fmt.Errorf("Error while getting from the server: %s\n", err)
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Token "+strings.Join(token, ", "))
 	res, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, -1, err
 	}
-	return utils.ProgressReader(res.Body, int(res.ContentLength), stdout, "Downloading %v/%v (%v)"), nil
+	return res.Body, int(res.ContentLength), nil
 }
 
-func (r *Registry) GetRemoteTags(stdout io.Writer, registries []string, repository string, token []string) (map[string]string, error) {
+func (r *Registry) GetRemoteTags(registries []string, repository string, token []string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	client := r.getHttpClient()
 	if strings.Count(repository, "/") == 0 {
 		// This will be removed once the Registry supports auto-resolution on
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ func (r *Registry) GetRemoteTags(stdout io.Writer, registries []string, reposito
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not reach any registry endpoint")
 }
 
-func (r *Registry) getImageForTag(stdout io.Writer, tag, remote, registry string, token []string) (string, error) {
+func (r *Registry) getImageForTag(tag, remote, registry string, token []string) (string, error) {
 	client := r.getHttpClient()
 
 	if !strings.Contains(remote, "/") {
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ func (r *Registry) PushImageJsonIndex(remote string, imgList []*ImgData, validat
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Registry) SearchRepositories(stdout io.Writer, term string) (*SearchResults, error) {
+func (r *Registry) SearchRepositories(term string) (*SearchResults, error) {
 	client := r.getHttpClient()
 	u := auth.IndexServerAddress() + "/search?q=" + url.QueryEscape(term)
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 7e56b1e324..29b9acd769 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerExport(name string, out io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (srv *Server) ImagesSearch(term string) ([]ApiSearch, error) {
-	results, err := srv.registry.SearchRepositories(nil, term)
+	results, err := srv.registry.SearchRepositories(term)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerTag(name, repo, tag string, force bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (srv *Server) pullImage(stdout io.Writer, imgId, registry string, token []string) error {
+func (srv *Server) pullImage(out io.Writer, imgId, registry string, token []string) error {
 	history, err := srv.registry.GetRemoteHistory(imgId, registry, token)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ func (srv *Server) pullImage(stdout io.Writer, imgId, registry string, token []s
 	// FIXME: Launch the getRemoteImage() in goroutines
 	for _, id := range history {
 		if !srv.runtime.graph.Exists(id) {
-			imgJson, err := srv.registry.GetRemoteImageJson(stdout, id, registry, token)
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Pulling %s metadata\r\n", id)
+			imgJson, err := srv.registry.GetRemoteImageJson(id, registry, token)
 			if err != nil {
 				// FIXME: Keep goging in case of error?
 				return err
@@ -308,13 +309,12 @@ func (srv *Server) pullImage(stdout io.Writer, imgId, registry string, token []s
 			}
 
 			// Get the layer
-			fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "Pulling %s fs layer\r\n", img.Id)
-			layer, err := srv.registry.GetRemoteImageLayer(stdout, img.Id, registry, token)
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Pulling %s fs layer\r\n", img.Id)
+			layer, contentLength, err := srv.registry.GetRemoteImageLayer(img.Id, registry, token)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			if err := srv.runtime.graph.Register(layer, false, img); err != nil {
+			if err := srv.runtime.graph.Register(utils.ProgressReader(layer, contentLength, out, "Downloading %v/%v (%v)"), false, img); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (srv *Server) pullRepository(stdout io.Writer, remote, askedTag string) err
 	}
 
 	utils.Debugf("Retrieving the tag list")
-	tagsList, err := srv.registry.GetRemoteTags(stdout, repoData.Endpoints, remote, repoData.Tokens)
+	tagsList, err := srv.registry.GetRemoteTags(repoData.Endpoints, remote, repoData.Tokens)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}