diff --git a/cli/src/main/scala/coursier/cli/TermDisplay.scala b/cli/src/main/scala/coursier/cli/TermDisplay.scala
index acdcbaf52..62f98adc3 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/scala/coursier/cli/TermDisplay.scala
+++ b/cli/src/main/scala/coursier/cli/TermDisplay.scala
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ class TermDisplay(out: Writer) extends Logger {
             for ((url, info) <- downloads0) {
               assert(info != null, s"Incoherent state ($url)")
               val pctOpt = info.pct.map(100.0 * _)
-              val extra = s"(${pctOpt.map(pct => f"$pct%.2f %%, ").mkString}${info.downloaded}${info.length.map(" / " + _).mkString})"
+              val extra =
+                if (info.length.isEmpty && info.downloaded == 0L)
+                  ""
+                else
+                  s"(${pctOpt.map(pct => f"$pct%.2f %%, ").mkString}${info.downloaded}${info.length.map(" / " + _).mkString})"
 
               val total = url.length + 1 + extra.length
               val (url0, extra0) =
diff --git a/files/src/main/scala/coursier/Files.scala b/files/src/main/scala/coursier/Files.scala
index e0d074035..b7e6d7287 100644
--- a/files/src/main/scala/coursier/Files.scala
+++ b/files/src/main/scala/coursier/Files.scala
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ case class Files(
     def remote(file: File, url: String) =
       Task {
         try {
-          file.getParentFile.mkdirs()
-
           logger.foreach(_.downloadingArtifact(url))
 
           val conn = new URL(url).openConnection() // FIXME Should this be closed?
@@ -108,6 +106,7 @@ case class Files(
 
           val result =
             try {
+              file.getParentFile.mkdirs()
               val out = new FileOutputStream(file)
               try {
                 var lock: FileLock = null