diff --git a/pkg/configure/configure_test.go b/pkg/configure/configure_test.go
index f22b4beb6..3b9af3598 100644
--- a/pkg/configure/configure_test.go
+++ b/pkg/configure/configure_test.go
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantOutput: []string{
 				"Fastly API endpoint (via --endpoint): http://local.dev",
-				"Fastly API token (via --token): abcdef",
+				"Fastly API token provided via --token",
 				"Validating token...",
+				"Persisting configuration...",
 				"Configured the Fastly CLI",
 				"You can find your configuration file at",
 			},
@@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantOutput: []string{
 				"Fastly API endpoint (via --endpoint): http://staging.dev",
-				"Fastly API token (via --token): abcdef",
+				"Fastly API token provided via --token",
 				"Validating token...",
+				"Persisting configuration...",
 				"Configured the Fastly CLI",
 				"You can find your configuration file at",
 			},
@@ -97,8 +99,9 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 				GetUserFn:      goodUser,
 			},
 			wantOutput: []string{
-				"Fastly API token (via --token): abcdef",
+				"Fastly API token provided via --token",
 				"Validating token...",
+				"Persisting configuration...",
 				"Configured the Fastly CLI",
 				"You can find your configuration file at",
 			},
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 				"https://manage.fastly.com/account/personal/tokens",
 				"Fastly API token: ",
 				"Validating token...",
+				"Persisting configuration...",
 				"Configured the Fastly CLI",
 				"You can find your configuration file at",
 			},
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "token from flag",
+			name: "token from environment",
 			args: []string{"configure"},
 			env:  config.Environment{Token: "hello"},
 			api: mock.API{
@@ -141,8 +145,9 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 				GetUserFn:      goodUser,
 			},
 			wantOutput: []string{
-				"Fastly API token (via FASTLY_API_TOKEN): hello",
+				"Fastly API token provided via FASTLY_API_TOKEN",
 				"Validating token...",
+				"Persisting configuration...",
 				"Configured the Fastly CLI",
 				"You can find your configuration file at",
 			},
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 				"https://manage.fastly.com/account/personal/tokens",
 				"Fastly API token: ",
 				"Validating token...",
+				"Persisting configuration...",
 				"Configured the Fastly CLI",
 				"You can find your configuration file at",
 			},
@@ -185,7 +191,7 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 				GetUserFn:      badUser,
 			},
 			wantOutput: []string{
-				"Fastly API token (via --token): abcdef",
+				"Fastly API token provided via --token",
 				"Validating token...",
 			},
 			wantError: "error validating token: bad token",
diff --git a/pkg/configure/root.go b/pkg/configure/root.go
index 00d49dd41..a2aae4efa 100644
--- a/pkg/configure/root.go
+++ b/pkg/configure/root.go
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ func (c *RootCommand) Exec(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) error {
 	token, source := c.Globals.Token()
 	switch source { // TODO(pb): this can be duplicate output if --verbose is passed
 	case config.SourceFlag:
-		text.Output(out, "Fastly API token (via --token): %s", token)
+		text.Output(out, "Fastly API token provided via --token")
 	case config.SourceEnvironment:
-		text.Output(out, "Fastly API token (via %s): %s", config.EnvVarToken, token)
+		text.Output(out, "Fastly API token provided via %s", config.EnvVarToken)
 	default:
 		text.Output(out, `
 			An API token is used to authenticate requests to the Fastly API.
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ func (c *RootCommand) Exec(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		text.Break(out)
 	}
-	text.Break(out)
 
-	text.Output(out, "Validating token...")
+	text.Break(out)
+	progress := text.NewQuietProgress(out)
+	progress.Step("Validating token...")
 
 	client, err := c.clientFactory(token, endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ func (c *RootCommand) Exec(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error fetching token user: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	progress.Step("Persisting configuration...")
+
 	// Set everything in the File struct based on provided user input.
 	c.Globals.File.Token = token
 	c.Globals.File.Email = user.Login
@@ -117,8 +121,12 @@ func (c *RootCommand) Exec(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) error {
 	// Escape any spaces in filepath before output.
 	filePath := strings.ReplaceAll(c.configFilePath, " ", `\ `)
 
+	progress.Done()
+	text.Break(out)
+	text.Description(out, "You can find your configuration file at", filePath)
+
 	text.Success(out, "Configured the Fastly CLI")
-	fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nYou can find your configuration file at\n\n  %s\n\n", filePath)
+
 	return nil
 }