Why Does the Green Progress Indicator Only Appear After Stopping My Workflow?

Based on the available information, in version 1.75.2 the behavior you’re seeing—where the green progress indicator (the “green line”) only updates or appears after you hit stop—is expected. In that version, the UI does not stream live progress updates during workflow execution. Rather, the execution view is updated after completion or once you manually stop the run, which lets you inspect the progress for each node.

If real‑time progress feedback is important to your workflow debugging, consider the following options:

• Use the execution log view (select the Executions tab) to check past runs and diagnose issues. This view lets you see detailed information for each execution after it has finished.

• Toggle between the execution view and editor using the Editor | Executions button to inspect nodes’ performance and progress details.

• Keep an eye on future n8n releases or updates. Improvements to live progress updates have been made in later versions, so upgrading might provide a better real‑time experience.

For now, using the available execution logs and switching views is the recommended approach until you’re able to update to a version where live progress tracking is improved.