diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc962bfc7..d56101e4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ansi_term"
-version = "0.7.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "30275ad0ad84ec1c06dde3b3f7d23c6006b7d76d61a85e7060b426b747eff70d"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "any_ascii"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -878,16 +872,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dirs"
-version = "2.0.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "13aea89a5c93364a98e9b37b2fa237effbb694d5cfe01c5b70941f7eb087d5e3"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 0.1.10",
- "dirs-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "4.0.0"
@@ -1879,6 +1863,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "maplit"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3e2e65a1a2e43cfcb47a895c4c8b10d1f4a61097f9f254f183aee60cad9c651d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "matchers"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2309,7 +2299,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "csv",
  "encode_unicode 1.0.0",
  "lazy_static",
- "term 0.7.0",
+ "term",
  "unicode-width",
 ]
 
@@ -3098,13 +3088,15 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6e63cff320ae2c57904679ba7cb63280a3dc4613885beafb148ee7bf9aa9042d"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "spinner"
-version = "0.5.0"
+name = "spinoff"
+version = "0.5.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6e3a7cd01625b7e43e62815677d692cb59b221c2fdc2853d1eb86a260ee0c272"
+checksum = "812db6f40551bdcdb10e1d2070ec33f69805d2bfb7e59426c7d14e7e1b4194dd"
 dependencies = [
- "ansi_term",
- "term 0.6.1",
+ "colored 2.0.0",
+ "maplit",
+ "once_cell",
+ "strum",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3177,6 +3169,28 @@ version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strum"
+version = "0.24.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "063e6045c0e62079840579a7e47a355ae92f60eb74daaf156fb1e84ba164e63f"
+dependencies = [
+ "strum_macros",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "strum_macros"
+version = "0.24.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e385be0d24f186b4ce2f9982191e7101bb737312ad61c1f2f984f34bcf85d59"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck 0.4.0",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rustversion",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "subtle"
 version = "2.4.1"
@@ -3241,16 +3255,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "term"
-version = "0.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0863a3345e70f61d613eab32ee046ccd1bcc5f9105fe402c61fcd0c13eeb8b5"
-dependencies = [
- "dirs 2.0.2",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "term"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -3316,7 +3320,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "getopts",
  "libc",
  "num_cpus",
- "term 0.7.0",
+ "term",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4019,7 +4023,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap 3.2.23",
  "colored 2.0.0",
  "dialoguer",
- "dirs 4.0.0",
+ "dirs",
  "distance",
  "fern",
  "http_req",
@@ -4032,7 +4036,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "spinner",
+ "spinoff",
  "target-lexicon 0.12.5",
  "tempdir",
  "tempfile",
@@ -4260,7 +4264,7 @@ name = "wasmer-registry"
 version = "3.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "dirs 4.0.0",
+ "dirs",
  "flate2",
  "futures-util",
  "graphql_client",
diff --git a/lib/cli/Cargo.toml b/lib/cli/Cargo.toml
index 40d5e2f8e..a137bd37b 100644
--- a/lib/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ wasmer-vfs  = { version = "=3.0.1", path = "../vfs", default-features = false, f
 atty = "0.2"
 colored = "2.0"
 anyhow = "1.0"
-spinner = "0.5.0"
+spinoff = "0.5.4"
 clap = { version = "3.2.22", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 # For the function names autosuggestion
 distance = "0.4"
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ http = [
   "serde",
 ]
 
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
+colored = "2.0.0"
+
 [package.metadata.binstall]
 pkg-fmt = "tgz"
 
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/run.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/run.rs
index c3de8add8..cc854f086 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/run.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/run.rs
@@ -645,17 +645,20 @@ impl Run {
     }
 }
 
-fn start_spinner(msg: String) -> Option<spinner::SpinnerHandle> {
+fn start_spinner(msg: String) -> Option<spinoff::Spinner> {
     if !isatty::stdout_isatty() {
         return None;
     }
-    Some(
-        spinner::SpinnerBuilder::new(msg)
-            .spinner(vec![
-                "⣾", "⣽", "⣻", "⢿", "⡿", "⣟", "⣯", "⣷", " ", "⠁", "⠂", "⠄", "⡀", "⢀", "⠠", "⠐", "⠈",
-            ])
-            .start(),
-    )
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    {
+        use colored::control;
+        let _ = control::enable_virtual_terminal(true);
+    }
+    Some(spinoff::Spinner::new(
+        spinoff::Spinners::Dots,
+        msg,
+        spinoff::Color::White,
+    ))
 }
 
 /// Before looking up a command from the registry, try to see if we have
@@ -706,8 +709,7 @@ pub(crate) fn try_autoinstall_package(
         force_install,
     );
     if let Some(sp) = sp.take() {
-        sp.close();
-        print!("\r");
+        sp.clear();
     }
     let _ = std::io::stdout().flush();
     let (_, package_dir) = match result {
@@ -765,8 +767,8 @@ fn try_lookup_command(sv: &mut SplitVersion) -> Result<PackageDownloadInfo, anyh
 
     for registry in wasmer_registry::get_all_available_registries().unwrap_or_default() {
         let result = wasmer_registry::query_command_from_registry(&registry, &sv.package);
-        if sp.is_some() {
-            print!("\r");
+        if let Some(s) = sp.take() {
+            s.clear();
         }
         let _ = std::io::stdout().flush();
         let command = sv.package.clone();
@@ -779,8 +781,7 @@ fn try_lookup_command(sv: &mut SplitVersion) -> Result<PackageDownloadInfo, anyh
     }
 
     if let Some(sp) = sp.take() {
-        sp.close();
-        print!("\r");
+        sp.clear();
     }
     let _ = std::io::stdout().flush();
     Err(anyhow::anyhow!("command {sv} not found"))
@@ -944,7 +945,7 @@ fn try_run_url(
         })?;
 
         if let Some(sp) = sp {
-            sp.close();
+            sp.clear();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/registry/src/lib.rs b/lib/registry/src/lib.rs
index f08ed15cc..b256a72f3 100644
--- a/lib/registry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/registry/src/lib.rs
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ pub fn query_package_from_registry(
 
     let v = response.package_version.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
         QueryPackageError::ErrorSendingQuery(format!(
-            "Invalid response for crate {name:?}: no manifest"
+            "Invalid response for crate {name:?}: no package version: {response:#?}"
         ))
     })?;
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/cli/tests/run.rs b/tests/integration/cli/tests/run.rs
index eae2422cd..64bfcac9e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cli/tests/run.rs
+++ b/tests/integration/cli/tests/run.rs
@@ -547,14 +547,10 @@ fn run_no_start_wasm_report_error() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-
 // Test that changes to wapm run don't break wasmer run
 #[test]
 fn test_wapm_run_works() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let output = Command::new("wapm")
-        .arg("install")
-        .arg("cowsay")
-        .output()?;
+    let output = Command::new("wapm").arg("install").arg("cowsay").output()?;
 
     if !output.status.success() {
         bail!(
@@ -570,7 +566,10 @@ fn test_wapm_run_works() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .arg("run")
         .arg("cowsay")
         .arg("hello")
-        .env("WAPM_RUNTIME".to_string(), format!("{}", get_wasmer_path().display()))
+        .env(
+            "WAPM_RUNTIME".to_string(),
+            format!("{}", get_wasmer_path().display()),
+        )
         .output()?;
 
     if !output.status.success() {