diff --git a/newsfragments/775.bugfix b/newsfragments/775.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..450b4bd4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/775.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+``dials.import``: set tqdm output to stdout (again)
diff --git a/src/dxtbx/model/experiment_list.py b/src/dxtbx/model/experiment_list.py
index 9916636f5..4ab93b966 100644
--- a/src/dxtbx/model/experiment_list.py
+++ b/src/dxtbx/model/experiment_list.py
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ def from_filenames(
             format_kwargs = {}
 
         if os.isatty and len(filenames) > 1 and "DIALS_NOBANNER" not in os.environ:
-            filename_iter = tqdm(to_process, total=len(filenames))
+            filename_iter = tqdm(to_process, total=len(filenames), file=sys.stdout)
         else:
             filename_iter = to_process