diff --git a/maigret/checking.py b/maigret/checking.py
index 0fe4d83..c0a0603 100644
--- a/maigret/checking.py
+++ b/maigret/checking.py
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ async def self_check(
     i2p_proxy=None,
     auto_disable=False,
     diagnose=False,
+    no_progressbar=False,
 ) -> dict:
     """
     Run self-check on sites.
@@ -1053,7 +1054,7 @@ async def self_check(
         tasks.append((site.name, future))
 
     if tasks:
-        with alive_bar(len(tasks), title='Self-checking', force_tty=True) as progress:
+        with alive_bar(len(tasks), title='Self-checking', force_tty=True, disable=no_progressbar) as progress:
             for site_name, f in tasks:
                 result = await f
                 result['site_name'] = site_name
diff --git a/maigret/maigret.py b/maigret/maigret.py
index 8226dfa..a96bd53 100755
--- a/maigret/maigret.py
+++ b/maigret/maigret.py
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ async def main():
             i2p_proxy=args.i2p_proxy,
             auto_disable=args.auto_disable,
             diagnose=args.diagnose,
+            no_progressbar=args.no_progressbar,
         )
 
         # Handle both old (bool) and new (dict) return types
diff --git a/maigret/resources/data.json b/maigret/resources/data.json
index d426c72..c80fc71 100644
--- a/maigret/resources/data.json
+++ b/maigret/resources/data.json
@@ -15165,6 +15165,23 @@
             "usernameClaimed": "adam",
             "usernameUnclaimed": "noonewouldeverusethis7"
         },
+        "Max": {
+            "tags": [
+                "messaging",
+                "ru"
+            ],
+            "checkType": "message",
+            "presenseStrs": [
+                "channel:{title:\""
+            ],
+            "absenceStrs": [
+                "\u041d\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u043b\u0438 \u0447\u0430\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0435"
+            ],
+            "urlMain": "https://max.ru",
+            "url": "https://max.ru/{username}",
+            "usernameClaimed": "ivolk",
+            "usernameUnclaimed": "noonewouldeverusethis7"
+        },
         "Maxpark": {
             "disabled": true,
             "tags": [
diff --git a/tests/test_maigret.py b/tests/test_maigret.py
index 4ff029e..5cd5172 100644
--- a/tests/test_maigret.py
+++ b/tests/test_maigret.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import copy
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 from mock import Mock
@@ -37,6 +38,51 @@ async def test_self_check_db(test_db):
     assert test_db.sites_dict['InvalidInactive'].disabled is True
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slow
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_self_check_no_progressbar(test_db):
+    """Verify that no_progressbar=True disables the alive_bar in self_check."""
+    logger = Mock()
+
+    with patch('maigret.checking.alive_bar') as mock_alive_bar:
+        mock_bar = Mock()
+        mock_alive_bar.return_value.__enter__ = Mock(return_value=mock_bar)
+        mock_alive_bar.return_value.__exit__ = Mock(return_value=False)
+
+        await self_check(
+            test_db, test_db.sites_dict, logger, silent=True,
+            no_progressbar=True,
+        )
+
+        # First call is the self-check progress bar; subsequent calls are
+        # from inner search() invocations.
+        self_check_call = mock_alive_bar.call_args_list[0]
+        _, kwargs = self_check_call
+        assert kwargs.get('title') == 'Self-checking'
+        assert kwargs.get('disable') is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_self_check_progressbar_enabled_by_default(test_db):
+    """Verify that alive_bar is enabled by default (no_progressbar=False)."""
+    logger = Mock()
+
+    with patch('maigret.checking.alive_bar') as mock_alive_bar:
+        mock_bar = Mock()
+        mock_alive_bar.return_value.__enter__ = Mock(return_value=mock_bar)
+        mock_alive_bar.return_value.__exit__ = Mock(return_value=False)
+
+        await self_check(
+            test_db, test_db.sites_dict, logger, silent=True,
+        )
+
+        self_check_call = mock_alive_bar.call_args_list[0]
+        _, kwargs = self_check_call
+        assert kwargs.get('title') == 'Self-checking'
+        assert kwargs.get('disable') is False
+
+
 @pytest.mark.slow
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="broken, fixme")
 def test_maigret_results(test_db):