diff --git a/.changelog/10926.txt b/.changelog/10926.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0a19617d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/10926.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+cli: Fixed a panic when deployment monitor is invoked in some CI environments
+```
diff --git a/command/deployment_status.go b/command/deployment_status.go
index 8f59b267b..18de5e218 100644
--- a/command/deployment_status.go
+++ b/command/deployment_status.go
@@ -182,15 +182,28 @@ func (c *DeploymentStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 }
 
 func (c *DeploymentStatusCommand) monitor(client *api.Client, deployID string, index uint64, verbose bool) {
-	_, isStdoutTerminal := term.GetFdInfo(os.Stdout)
-	// TODO if/when glint offers full Windows support take out the runtime check
-	if isStdoutTerminal && runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+	if isStdoutTerminal() {
 		c.ttyMonitor(client, deployID, index, verbose)
 	} else {
 		c.defaultMonitor(client, deployID, index, verbose)
 	}
 }
 
+func isStdoutTerminal() bool {
+	// TODO if/when glint offers full Windows support take out the runtime check
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// glint checks if the writer is a tty with additional
+	// checks (e.g. terminal has non-0 size)
+	r := &glint.TerminalRenderer{
+		Output: os.Stdout,
+	}
+
+	return r.LayoutRoot() != nil
+}
+
 // Uses glint for printing in place. Same logic as the defaultMonitor function
 // but only used for tty and non-Windows machines since glint doesn't work with
 // cmd/PowerShell and non-interactive interfaces
@@ -214,9 +227,9 @@ func (c *DeploymentStatusCommand) ttyMonitor(client *api.Client, deployID string
 	d.Set(spinner)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
 
 	go d.Render(ctx)
-	defer cancel()
 
 	q := api.QueryOptions{
 		AllowStale: true,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 71f832d3e..86e7abc35 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/cli v1.1.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/colorstring v0.0.0-20150917214807-8631ce90f286
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.0.0
-	github.com/mitchellh/go-glint v0.0.0-20201119015200-53f6eb3bf4d2
+	github.com/mitchellh/go-glint v0.0.0-20210722152315-6515ceb4a127
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-ps v0.0.0-20190716172923-621e5597135b
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-testing-interface v1.14.1
 	github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 887d8a375..26fd001ef 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -545,8 +545,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/colorstring v0.0.0-20150917214807-8631ce90f286 h1:KHyL+3mQO
 github.com/mitchellh/colorstring v0.0.0-20150917214807-8631ce90f286/go.mod h1:l0dey0ia/Uv7NcFFVbCLtqEBQbrT4OCwCSKTEv6enCw=
 github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.0.0 h1:Laisrj+bAB6b/yJwB5Bt3ITZhGJdqmxquMKeZ+mmkFQ=
 github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.0.0/go.mod h1:SNtv71yrdKgLRyLFxmLdkAbkKEFWgYaq1OVrnRcwhnw=
-github.com/mitchellh/go-glint v0.0.0-20201119015200-53f6eb3bf4d2 h1:p6jvEJYVtY05cbttwUhvxzV1j/e/40musLqs18vkv+E=
-github.com/mitchellh/go-glint v0.0.0-20201119015200-53f6eb3bf4d2/go.mod h1:9X3rpO+I3yuihb6p8ktF8qWxROGwij9DBW/czUsMlhk=
+github.com/mitchellh/go-glint v0.0.0-20210722152315-6515ceb4a127 h1:/EdGXMUGYFdp0+cmGjVLl/Qbx3G10csqgj22ZkrPFEA=
+github.com/mitchellh/go-glint v0.0.0-20210722152315-6515ceb4a127/go.mod h1:9X3rpO+I3yuihb6p8ktF8qWxROGwij9DBW/czUsMlhk=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.0.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=