diff --git a/src/appstate.rs b/src/appstate.rs
index 8ce7180..955ea02 100644
--- a/src/appstate.rs
+++ b/src/appstate.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ impl AppState {
                 .with_style(
                     ProgressStyle::with_template(&format!(
                         concat!(
-                            "{{msg:.yellow}}: {{bar:50.cyan/blue}} ",
-                            "{{binary_bytes:.magenta}}{}{{binary_total_bytes:.magenta}} ",
+                            "{{bar:50.cyan/blue}} {{msg:.magenta}}: ",
+                            "{{binary_bytes:.yellow}}{}{{binary_total_bytes:.yellow}} ",
                             "({{eta}})",
                         ),
                         style("/").magenta(),
diff --git a/src/cachefile.rs b/src/cachefile.rs
index 164f4ec..8a676b3 100644
--- a/src/cachefile.rs
+++ b/src/cachefile.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ impl CacheFile {
             let endpoint = self
                 .uri
                 .endpoint(format!("alias/upload/{}/files/tus", self.share_id));
-            Some(state.start_upload(http, &endpoint, &self.alias_id).unwrap()) // HACK unwrap, somehow retry
+            // TODO somehow retry
+            Some(state.start_upload(http, &endpoint, &self.alias_id).unwrap()) // HACK unwrap
         } else {
             None
         }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4f62808..df2856e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -14,13 +14,39 @@ use std::{
 
 use clap::Parser;
 use console::style;
-use dialoguer::{Confirm, theme::ColorfulTheme};
+use dialoguer::{Select, theme::ColorfulTheme};
 use log::{error, info, trace};
 
 use appstate::AppState;
 use cli::Cli;
 use sharry::ClientError;
 
+fn prompt_continue() -> bool {
+    let prompt = format!(
+        "This operation has previously been stopped. {}",
+        style("How to proceed?").cyan()
+    );
+
+    let choices = [
+        format!("Load and {}", style("continue operation").green().bold()),
+        format!("Start a {}", style("new operation").cyan().bold()),
+        format!("Quit {}", style("ShrUpl").yellow().bold()),
+    ];
+
+    let selection = Select::with_theme(&ColorfulTheme::default())
+        .with_prompt(prompt)
+        .default(0)
+        .items(&choices)
+        .interact()
+        .unwrap_or(2);
+
+    if selection == 2 {
+        process::exit(255);
+    }
+
+    selection == 0
+}
+
 fn print_error(e: &ClientError) {
     if let Some(cause) = match e {
         // known errors
@@ -77,13 +103,7 @@ fn main() {
     info!("args: {args:?}");
 
     let mut state = AppState::try_resume(&args)
-        .and_then(|state| {
-            Confirm::with_theme(&ColorfulTheme::default())
-                .with_prompt("Continue previously stopped operation?")
-                .default(true)
-                .interact()
-                .map_or(None, |b| b.then_some(state))
-        })
+        .and_then(|state| prompt_continue().then_some(state))
         .unwrap_or_else(|| {
             check_ctrlc();
 
@@ -107,10 +127,16 @@ fn main() {
 
     info!("continuing with state: {state:?}");
 
+    let fns_magenta = state
+        .file_names()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|&n| style(n).magenta().to_string())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join(", ");
+
     println!(
-        "{} uploading: {}",
+        "{} is uploading: {fns_magenta}",
         style("ShrUpl").yellow().bold(),
-        style(state.file_names().join(", ")).magenta(),
     );
 
     let mut buffer = vec![0; args.chunk_size * 1024 * 1024];
@@ -118,7 +144,7 @@ fn main() {
     loop {
         match state.upload_chunk(&mut buffer) {
             Err(e) => {
-                // HACK handle errors better (this will just retry endlessly)
+                // TODO better error handling (this will just retry endlessly)
                 error!("error: {e:?}");
 
                 if let Some(s) = state.rewind() {