diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1957dec..1ec7f81 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ colored = "2.0"
 sysinfo = "0.30.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.108"
-time = "0.3.31"
\ No newline at end of file
+time = "0.3.31"
+indicatif = "0.17.7"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/services/fetch_block_service.rs b/src/services/fetch_block_service.rs
index bfd4155..c700d5e 100644
--- a/src/services/fetch_block_service.rs
+++ b/src/services/fetch_block_service.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::model::solana_block::{BlockBatch, Reverse, SerializedSolanaBlock};
 use crate::utilities::priority_queue::PriorityQueue;
 use crate::utilities::rate_limiter::RateLimiter;
 use crate::utilities::threading::ThreadPool;
-use log::{error, info};
+use log::{debug, error, info};
 use solana_client::rpc_client::RpcClient;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
 use std::thread;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl FetchBlockService {
                     }
 
                     // ship batch to write thread
-                    info!(
+                    debug!(
                         "Dispatching block batch {}-{} to be written to file.",
                         current_slot - solana_block::BATCH_SIZE + 1,
                         current_slot
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl FetchBlockService {
             self.thread_pool.execute(closure);
         }
 
-        info!("Block caching has started");
+        info!("Block caching is starting, please wait..");
         loop {
             let completed = completed_count.lock().unwrap();
             if *completed == no_of_threads as u32 {
diff --git a/src/services/write_service.rs b/src/services/write_service.rs
index 3c84c66..baf2cdf 100644
--- a/src/services/write_service.rs
+++ b/src/services/write_service.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use crate::model::solana_block;
 use crate::model::solana_block::{BlockBatch, Reverse};
 use crate::utilities::priority_queue::PriorityQueue;
-use log::{error, info};
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
+use log::{debug, error};
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
@@ -96,21 +98,28 @@ impl WriteService {
     /// let write_service = WriteService::new(write_queue);
     /// write_service.initialize(String::from("path/to/output_file.txt"));
     /// ```
-    pub fn initialize(&self, output_file: String) {
+    pub fn initialize(&self, output_file: String, slot_range: u64) {
         let queue_clone = self.write_queue.clone();
         let condvar_clone = self.condvar.clone();
         thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut next_sequence_id = 1_u64;
+            let progress_bar = ProgressBar::new(slot_range);
+            progress_bar.set_style(
+                ProgressStyle::default_bar()
+                    .template("{prefix:.bold.dim} [{wide_bar:.cyan/blue}] {pos}/{len} ({eta})")
+                    .expect("Template style for progress bar is invalid.")
+                    .progress_chars("##-"),
+            );
             {
                 loop {
                     wait_for_data(queue_clone.clone(), &condvar_clone.clone(), next_sequence_id);
                     let mut queue = queue_clone.lock().unwrap();
                     let mut file =
                         OpenOptions::new().append(true).create(true).open(&output_file).expect("Unable to open file");
-                    info!("Checking to see if there are any blocks to write to file");
+                    debug!("Checking to see if there are any blocks to write to file");
                     while queue.peek().is_some() && queue.peek().unwrap().0.sequence_number == next_sequence_id {
                         let block_batch = queue.pop().unwrap();
-                        info!(
+                        debug!(
                             "Attempting to write block batch {} to file",
                             block_batch.0.sequence_number
                         );
@@ -119,7 +128,11 @@ impl WriteService {
                                 error!("Could not write block on slot {} to file: {}", block.slot_number, e);
                             }
                         }
-                        info!("Block batch {} written to file", block_batch.0.sequence_number);
+                        debug!("Block batch {} written to file", block_batch.0.sequence_number);
+                        progress_bar.inc(solana_block::BATCH_SIZE);
+                        if progress_bar.position() > slot_range - solana_block::BATCH_SIZE {
+                            progress_bar.finish_and_clear();
+                        }
                         next_sequence_id += 1;
                     }
                 }
@@ -133,11 +146,6 @@ pub fn wait_for_data(pq: Arc<Mutex<PriorityQueue<Reverse<BlockBatch>>>>, condvar
     while queue.peek().is_none()
         || (queue.peek().is_some() && queue.peek().unwrap().0.sequence_number != next_sequence_id)
     {
-        if queue.peek().is_some() {
-            let result = &queue.peek().unwrap().0;
-            queue = condvar.wait(queue).unwrap();
-        } else {
-            queue = condvar.wait(queue).unwrap();
-        }
+        queue = condvar.wait(queue).unwrap();
     }
 }