diff --git a/doCheckout.go b/doCheckout.go
index f24e3fc..0f47d60 100644
--- a/doCheckout.go
+++ b/doCheckout.go
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 // trys to figure out if there is still something to update
 
 func doCheckout() error {
 	if argv.Checkout.User != nil {
-		if err := me.forge.DoAllCheckoutUser(argv.Force); err != nil {
+		start := time.Now()
+		err := me.forge.DoAllCheckoutUser(argv.Force)
+		dur := time.Since(start)
+		log.Printf("Checked out %d user braches in %s\n", me.forge.Repos.Len(), shell.FormatDuration(dur))
+		if err != nil {
 			badExit(err)
 		}
 		okExit("")
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5152f1e..d9eb8d9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -149,14 +151,22 @@ func main() {
 
 	if argv.Merge != nil {
 		if argv.Merge.Devel != nil {
-			if _, err := doMergeDevel(); err != nil {
+			start := time.Now()
+			repos, err := doMergeDevel()
+			dur := time.Since(start)
+			log.Printf("Merged %d devel branches in %s\n", repos.Len(), shell.FormatDuration(dur))
+			if err != nil {
 				badExit(err)
 			}
 			okExit("devel merge ok")
 		}
 
 		if argv.Merge.Master != nil {
-			if _, err := doMergeMaster(); err != nil {
+			start := time.Now()
+			repos, err := doMergeMaster()
+			dur := time.Since(start)
+			log.Printf("Merged %d master branches in %s\n", repos.Len(), shell.FormatDuration(dur))
+			if err != nil {
 				badExit(err)
 			}
 			okExit("master merge ok")