diff --git a/PyFetch/cli.py b/PyFetch/cli.py
index a68da0c..b3906ef 100644
--- a/PyFetch/cli.py
+++ b/PyFetch/cli.py
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@ def add_common_arguments(parser):
         action="store_true",
         help="Enable verbose logging for debugging.",
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--progress",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Show progress bar for downloads larger than 5MB",
-    )
-
-
 def create_parser():
     """Create an argument parser for the HTTP CLI client."""
 
@@ -109,6 +102,11 @@ def _split_lines(self, text, width):
         "GET", help="Make a GET request", aliases=["get"]
     )
     add_common_arguments(get_parser)
+    get_parser.add_argument(
+        "--progress",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Show progress bar for downloads larger than 5MB",
+    )
 
     # POST command
     post_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
@@ -179,7 +177,9 @@ def main(suppress_output=False):
         return
 
     client = HTTPClient(
-        timeout=args.timeout, verbose=args.verbose, show_progress=args.progress
+        timeout=args.timeout,
+        verbose=args.verbose,
+        show_progress=args.progress if hasattr(args, "progress") else False,
     )
 
     try:
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 9de6a49..f398a68 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ def test_post_command(self, mock_post):
             main()
             mocked_print.assert_called_with("Created")
 
+    @patch("PyFetch.http_client.HTTPClient.post")
+    @patch(
+        "sys.argv",
+        ["http_cli", "POST", "https://api.example.com", "--progress"],
+    )
+    def test_progress_is_not_available_for_post(self, mock_post):
+        """Test that --progress is not available for POST command"""
+        mock_post.return_value.text = "{}"
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
+            with patch('sys.stderr', new_callable=io.StringIO):
+                main()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()