diff --git a/src/dsp_tools/commands/resume_xmlupload/resume_xmlupload.py b/src/dsp_tools/commands/resume_xmlupload/resume_xmlupload.py
index 76eaa6468..e1b41d207 100644
--- a/src/dsp_tools/commands/resume_xmlupload/resume_xmlupload.py
+++ b/src/dsp_tools/commands/resume_xmlupload/resume_xmlupload.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 from dsp_tools.commands.xmlupload.xmlupload import cleanup_upload
 from dsp_tools.commands.xmlupload.xmlupload import upload_resources
 from dsp_tools.utils.connection_live import ConnectionLive
+from dsp_tools.utils.create_logger import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
 def resume_xmlupload(
@@ -33,6 +36,17 @@ def resume_xmlupload(
         uploaded because there is an error in it
     """
     upload_state = _read_upload_state_from_disk(server)
+    previous_successful = len(upload_state.iri_resolver_lookup)
+    previous_failed = len(upload_state.failed_uploads)
+    previous_total = previous_successful + previous_failed
+    msg = (
+        f"Resuming upload for project {upload_state.config.shortcode} on server {server}. "
+        f"Number of resources uploaded until now: {previous_total}"
+    )
+    if previous_failed:
+        msg += f" ({previous_failed} of them failed)"
+    logger.info(msg)
+    print("\n==========================\n" + msg + "\n==========================\n")
 
     con = ConnectionLive(server)
     con.login(user, password)
diff --git a/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/xmlupload.py b/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/xmlupload.py
index 73ce8fcdb..8c3f641e4 100644
--- a/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/xmlupload.py
+++ b/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/xmlupload.py
@@ -403,11 +403,15 @@ def _upload_resources(
         media_previously_ingested=config.media_previously_uploaded,
     )
 
-    total_res = len(resources)
+    total_res = len(resources) + len(iri_resolver.lookup)
+    previous_successful = len(iri_resolver.lookup)
+    previous_failed = len(failed_uploads)
+    previous_total = previous_successful + previous_failed
     # if the interrupt_after value is not set, the upload will not be interrupted
     interrupt_after = config.interrupt_after or total_res + 1
 
     for i, resource in enumerate(resources.copy()):
+        current_res = i + 1 + previous_total
         if i >= interrupt_after:
             raise XmlUploadInterruptedError(f"Interrupted: Maximum number of resources was reached ({interrupt_after})")
         success, media_info = handle_media_info(
@@ -427,12 +431,12 @@ def _upload_resources(
             else:
                 # resource creation succeeded: update the iri_resolver and remove the resource from the list
                 iri, label = res
-                _tidy_up_resource_creation(iri, label, iri_resolver, resource, i + 1, total_res)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                _tidy_up_resource_creation(iri, label, iri_resolver, resource, current_res, total_res)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
         except BaseException as err:
             if res and res[0]:
                 # creation succeeded, but during tidy up, a Keyboard Interrupt occurred. tidy up again before escalating
                 iri, label = res
-                _tidy_up_resource_creation(iri, label, iri_resolver, resource, i + 1, total_res)
+                _tidy_up_resource_creation(iri, label, iri_resolver, resource, current_res, total_res)
             else:
                 # unhandled exception during resource creation
                 failed_uploads.append(resource.res_id)
@@ -527,7 +531,10 @@ def _handle_upload_error(
     if failed_uploads:
         msg += f"Independently from this, there were some resources that could not be uploaded: {failed_uploads}\n"
 
-    logger.exception(msg)
+    if exit_code == 1:
+        logger.exception(msg)
+    else:
+        logger.info(msg)
     print(msg)
 
     sys.exit(exit_code)