diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py b/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
index ceb3da0d..eccba8cd 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class GuiAutoImport (threading.Thread):
         """Callback for timer to do an import iteration."""
         if self.doAutoImportBool:
             self.importer.runUpdated()
-            print "GuiAutoImport.import_dir done"
+            sys.stdout.write(".")
+            sys.stdout.flush()
             return True
         else:
             return False
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 220abe3c..258aa238 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Importer:
                             sys.exit(0)
                 startpos=endpos
         ttime = time() - starttime
-        print "Total stored:", stored, "duplicates:", duplicates, "partial:", partial, "errors:", errors, " time:", ttime
+        print "\rTotal stored:", stored, "duplicates:", duplicates, "partial:", partial, "errors:", errors, " time:", ttime
         
         if stored==0:
             if duplicates>0: