From f0a5d97a5b9b91550d7c5e6979ab3add83b779a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: George Sittas <giwrgos.sittas@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 12:51:23 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: do not display signal progress if a project has no
 signals

---
 sqlmesh/core/console.py   |  5 ++++-
 sqlmesh/core/scheduler.py |  2 +-
 tests/cli/test_cli.py     | 15 +++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/console.py b/sqlmesh/core/console.py
index 78020b693f..2f51a20a74 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/console.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/console.py
@@ -912,6 +912,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.table_diff_model_tasks: t.Dict[str, TaskID] = {}
         self.table_diff_progress_live: t.Optional[Live] = None
 
+        self.signal_progress_logged = False
         self.signal_status_tree: t.Optional[Tree] = None
 
         self.verbosity = verbosity
@@ -956,7 +957,8 @@ def start_evaluation_progress(
     ) -> None:
         """Indicates that a new snapshot evaluation/auditing progress has begun."""
         # Add a newline to separate signal checking from evaluation
-        self._print("")
+        if self.signal_progress_logged:
+            self._print("")
 
         if not self.evaluation_progress_live:
             self.evaluation_total_progress = make_progress_bar(
@@ -1188,6 +1190,7 @@ def stop_signal_progress(self) -> None:
         if self.signal_status_tree is not None:
             self._print(self.signal_status_tree)
             self.signal_status_tree = None
+            self.signal_progress_logged = True
 
     def start_creation_progress(
         self,
diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/scheduler.py b/sqlmesh/core/scheduler.py
index 2b9cb6189f..4582b24485 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/scheduler.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/scheduler.py
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ def _check_ready_intervals(
         """
         signals = snapshot.is_model and snapshot.model.render_signal_calls()
 
-        if not signals:
+        if not (signals and signals.signals_to_kwargs):
             return intervals
 
         self.console.start_signal_progress(
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_cli.py b/tests/cli/test_cli.py
index 9078e9832d..6f0d1ac089 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_cli.py
@@ -2175,3 +2175,18 @@ def none_ready(batch):
 
     # Only one model was executed
     assert "100.0% • 1/1 • 0:00:00" in result.output
+
+    rmtree(tmp_path)
+    tmp_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    create_example_project(tmp_path)
+
+    # Example project models have start dates, so there are no date prompts
+    # for the `prod` environment.
+    # Input: `y` to apply and backfill
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli, ["--log-file-dir", str(tmp_path), "--paths", str(tmp_path), "plan"], input="y\n"
+    )
+    assert_plan_success(result)
+
+    assert "Checking signals" not in result.output