diff --git a/src/cmd/zfs.rs b/src/cmd/zfs.rs
index 67d9823..d0ec9cd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/zfs.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/zfs.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@ pub fn zpool_scrub(pool_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
     run_command("zpool", vec!["scrub", pool_name])
 }
 
-pub fn zpool_wait_scrub(pool_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn zpool_wait_scrub_complete(pool_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
     run_command("zpool", vec!["wait", "-t", "scrub", pool_name])
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn zpool_scrub_in_progress(pool_name: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+    let output = get_output("zpool", vec!["status", pool_name])?;
+    let string = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
+    Ok(string.contains("scrub in progress"))
+}
+
 pub fn zpool_status(pool_name: &str) -> Result<String> {
     let output = get_output("zpool", vec!["status", pool_name])?;
     let status = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
diff --git a/src/zfs.rs b/src/zfs.rs
index 60b3e32..5dcb2cc 100644
--- a/src/zfs.rs
+++ b/src/zfs.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,15 @@ impl ZPool {
     }
 
     pub fn scrub(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        zpool_scrub(&self.name)
+        let name = &self.name;
+
+        if !zpool_scrub_in_progress(&self.name)? {
+            println!("scrubbing {name}");
+            zpool_scrub(&self.name)?;
+        }
+
+        println!("waiting for scrub to complete");
+        zpool_wait_scrub_complete(&self.name)
     }
 
     pub fn import(name: &str) -> Result<ZPool> {