diff --git a/cmd/q3rcon/main.go b/cmd/q3rcon/main.go
index 6db314a..d1585ea 100644
--- a/cmd/q3rcon/main.go
+++ b/cmd/q3rcon/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+	"github.com/chelnak/ysmrr"
 	"github.com/peterbourgon/ff/v4"
 	"github.com/peterbourgon/ff/v4/ffhelp"
 
@@ -67,6 +68,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+type context struct {
+	client   *q3rcon.Rcon
+	timeouts map[string]time.Duration
+	in       io.Reader
+	sm       ysmrr.SpinnerManager
+}
+
 // run executes the main logic of the application and returns a cleanup function and an error if any.
 func run() (func(), error) {
 	var flags Flags
@@ -124,14 +132,31 @@ func run() (func(), error) {
 	}
 	log.SetLevel(level)
 
-	client, closer, err := connectRcon(flags.Host, flags.Port, flags.Rconpass)
+	timeouts := map[string]time.Duration{
+		"map":         time.Second,
+		"map_rotate":  time.Second,
+		"map_restart": time.Second,
+	}
+	log.Debugf("using timeouts: %v", timeouts)
+
+	client, closer, err := connectRcon(flags.Host, flags.Port, flags.Rconpass, timeouts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to rcon: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	sm := ysmrr.NewSpinnerManager()
+	sm.AddSpinner("")
+
+	ctx := &context{
+		client:   client,
+		timeouts: timeouts,
+		in:       os.Stdin,
+		sm:       sm,
+	}
+
 	if flags.Interactive {
 		fmt.Printf("Enter 'Q' to exit.\n>> ")
-		err := interactiveMode(client, os.Stdin)
+		err := interactiveMode(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return closer, fmt.Errorf("interactive mode error: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -143,7 +168,7 @@ func run() (func(), error) {
 		log.Debug("no commands provided, defaulting to 'status'")
 		commands = append(commands, "status")
 	}
-	runCommands(client, commands)
+	runCommands(ctx, commands)
 
 	return closer, nil
 }
@@ -161,12 +186,13 @@ func versionFromBuild() string {
 	return strings.Split(info.Main.Version, "-")[0]
 }
 
-func connectRcon(host string, port int, password string) (*q3rcon.Rcon, func(), error) {
-	client, err := q3rcon.New(host, port, password, q3rcon.WithTimeouts(map[string]time.Duration{
-		"map":         time.Second,
-		"map_rotate":  time.Second,
-		"map_restart": time.Second,
-	}))
+func connectRcon(
+	host string,
+	port int,
+	password string,
+	timeouts map[string]time.Duration,
+) (*q3rcon.Rcon, func(), error) {
+	client, err := q3rcon.New(host, port, password, q3rcon.WithTimeouts(timeouts))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -180,35 +206,19 @@ func connectRcon(host string, port int, password string) (*q3rcon.Rcon, func(),
 	return client, closer, nil
 }
 
-// runCommands runs the commands given in the flag.Args slice.
-// If no commands are given, it defaults to running the "status" command.
-func runCommands(client *q3rcon.Rcon, commands []string) {
-	for _, cmd := range commands {
-		resp, err := client.Send(cmd)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(err)
-			continue
-		}
-		fmt.Print(removeColourCodes(resp))
-	}
-}
-
 // interactiveMode continuously reads from input until a quit signal is given.
-func interactiveMode(client *q3rcon.Rcon, input io.Reader) error {
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(input)
+func interactiveMode(ctx *context) error {
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(ctx.in)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		cmd := scanner.Text()
 		if strings.EqualFold(cmd, "Q") {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		resp, err := client.Send(cmd)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(err)
-			fmt.Print(">> ")
-			continue
+		if err := runCommand(ctx, cmd); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("%s>> ", removeColourCodes(resp))
+		fmt.Printf(">> ")
 	}
 
 	if scanner.Err() != nil {
@@ -217,6 +227,33 @@ func interactiveMode(client *q3rcon.Rcon, input io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// runCommands executes a list of commands sequentially and prints any errors encountered.
+func runCommands(ctx *context, commands []string) {
+	for _, cmd := range commands {
+		if err := runCommand(ctx, cmd); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// runCommand sends a command to the RCON client and prints the response.
+// If the command is in the timeouts map, it starts a spinner until the response is received.
+func runCommand(ctx *context, cmd string) error {
+	before, _, _ := strings.Cut(cmd, " ")
+	_, ok := ctx.timeouts[before]
+	if ok {
+		ctx.sm.Start()
+	}
+
+	resp, err := ctx.client.Send(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run command '%s': %w", cmd, err)
+	}
+	ctx.sm.Stop()
+	fmt.Print(removeColourCodes(resp))
+	return nil
+}
+
 var colourCodeRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`\^[0-9]`)
 
 // removeColourCodes removes '\^[0-9]' colour codes from the input string.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5a60077..87779f0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.4.2
+	github.com/chelnak/ysmrr v0.6.0
 	github.com/peterbourgon/ff/v4 v4.0.0-beta.1
 )
 
@@ -14,13 +15,16 @@ require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.13-0.20250311204145-2c3ea96c31dd // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.34.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.40.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c4b44a6..5edddca 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.13-0.20250311204145-2c3ea96c31dd h1:vy0G
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.13-0.20250311204145-2c3ea96c31dd/go.mod h1:xe0nKWGd3eJgtqZRaN9RjMtK7xUYchjzPr7q6kcvCCs=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1 h1:AQeHeLZ1OqSXhrAWpYUtZyX1T3zVxfpZuEQMIQaGIAQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1/go.mod h1:oQ4enTYFV7QN4m0i9mzHrViD7TQKvNEEkHUMCmsxdUg=
+github.com/chelnak/ysmrr v0.6.0 h1:kMhO0oI02tl/9szvxrOE0yeImtrK4KQhER0oXu1K/iM=
+github.com/chelnak/ysmrr v0.6.0/go.mod h1:56JSrmQgb7/7xoMvuD87h3PE/qW6K1+BQcrgWtVLTUo=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 h1:S8gINlzdQ840/4pfAwic/ZE0djQEH3wM94VfqLTZcOM=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0/go.mod h1:4FelSpRwEGDpQ12mAdzqdOukCy4u8WUtOY6lkT/6HfU=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0 h1:wGYYu3uicYdqXVgoYbvnkrPVXkuLM1p1ifugDMEdRi4=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0/go.mod h1:WYhtIu8zTZfxdn5+rREduYbwxfcBr/Vr6KEVveWlfTs=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 h1:1nnpGOrhyZZuNyfu1QjKiUICQ74+3FNCN69Aj6K7nkY=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 h1:9A9LHSqF/7dyVVX6g0U9cwm9pG3kP9gSzcuIPHPsaIE=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14/go.mod h1:6LmQG8QLFO4G5z1gPvYEzlUgJ2wF+stgPZH1UqBm1s8=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.16 h1:E5ScNMtiwvlvB5paMFdw9p4kSQzbXFikJ5SQO6TULQc=
@@ -40,8 +46,10 @@ github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e/go.mod h1:RbqR21r5mrJu
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d h1:jtJma62tbqLibJ5sFQz8bKtEM8rJBtfilJ2qTU199MI=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d/go.mod h1:ldy0pHrwJyGW56pPQzzkH36rKxoZW1tw7ZJpeKx+hdo=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.34.0 h1:H5Y5sJ2L2JRdyv7ROF1he/lPdvFsd0mJHFw2ThKHxLA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.34.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 h1:Ivj+2Cp/ylzLiEU89QhWblYnOE9zerudt9Ftecq2C6k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
+golang.org/x/term v0.40.0 h1:36e4zGLqU4yhjlmxEaagx2KuYbJq3EwY8K943ZsHcvg=
+golang.org/x/term v0.40.0/go.mod h1:w2P8uVp06p2iyKKuvXIm7N/y0UCRt3UfJTfZ7oOpglM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=