diff --git a/view.go b/view.go
index 07f844c..2c4662e 100644
--- a/view.go
+++ b/view.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package statview
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ type View[K comparable] struct {
 
 	wg       *sync.WaitGroup
 	reportCh chan report[K]
-	doneCh   chan struct{}
 }
 
 func New[K comparable]() *View[K] {
@@ -33,22 +33,33 @@ func NewForWriter[K comparable](w io.Writer) *View[K] {
 		taskMap: map[K]struct{}{},
 
 		reportCh:    make(chan report[K], 100),
-		doneCh:      make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		lastReports: map[K]report[K]{},
 		wg:          &sync.WaitGroup{},
 	}
 }
 
 func (v *View[K]) Show() {
-	go v.WaitForAllTasks()
+	v.consumeReports(true)
+}
+
+func (v *View[K]) Hide() {
+	v.consumeReports(false)
+}
+
+func (v *View[K]) consumeReports(printReports bool) {
+	go func() {
+		defer close(v.reportCh)
+		v.wg.Wait()
+	}()
 
 	for status := range v.reportCh {
 		v.lastReports[status.ID] = status
 		v.Add(status.ID)
-		v.print()
-	}
 
-	v.doneCh <- struct{}{}
+		if printReports {
+			v.print()
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (v *View[K]) SortFunc(f func(i, j K) bool) {
@@ -76,14 +87,9 @@ func (v *View[K]) Report(task K, status string) {
 }
 
 func (v *View[K]) Done(task K) {
+	if _, ok := v.taskMap[task]; !ok {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unreported task marked as done: %v", v))
+	}
+
 	v.wg.Done()
 }
-
-func (v *View[K]) WaitForAllTasks() {
-	go func() {
-		defer close(v.reportCh)
-		v.wg.Wait()
-	}()
-
-	<-v.doneCh
-}