diff --git a/src/manysketch.rs b/src/manysketch.rs
index 1a55b473..f65af4e2 100644
--- a/src/manysketch.rs
+++ b/src/manysketch.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub fn manysketch<P: AsRef<Path> + Sync>(
             // progress report at threshold
             if i != 0 && i % reporting_threshold == 0 {
                 let percent_processed = ((i as f64 / n_fastas as f64) * 100.0).round();
-                eprintln!("Processed {} fasta files ({}% done)", i, percent_processed);
+                eprintln!("Starting {}th fasta file ({}% of total)", i, percent_processed);
             }
 
             let mut data: Vec<u8> = vec![];