diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2d8ac0c9b..9fdd76101 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2844,9 +2844,10 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
     if (it == mapBlockIndex.end())
         return true;
     chainActive.SetTip(it->second);
-    LogPrintf("LoadBlockIndexDB(): hashBestChain=%s  height=%d date=%s\n",
+    LogPrintf("LoadBlockIndexDB(): hashBestChain=%s height=%d date=%s progress=%f\n",
         chainActive.Tip()->GetBlockHash().ToString(), chainActive.Height(),
-        DateTimeStrFormat("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", chainActive.Tip()->GetBlockTime()));
+        DateTimeStrFormat("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", chainActive.Tip()->GetBlockTime()),
+        Checkpoints::GuessVerificationProgress(chainActive.Tip()));
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index 3ecd994e9..4f7b96e7f 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "base58.h"
 #include "coincontrol.h"
 #include "net.h"
+#include "checkpoints.h"
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
@@ -830,6 +831,7 @@ bool CWalletTx::WriteToDisk()
 int CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(CBlockIndex* pindexStart, bool fUpdate)
 {
     int ret = 0;
+    int64_t nNow = GetTime();
 
     CBlockIndex* pindex = pindexStart;
     {
@@ -851,6 +853,10 @@ int CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(CBlockIndex* pindexStart, bool fUpdate)
                     ret++;
             }
             pindex = chainActive.Next(pindex);
+            if (GetTime() >= nNow + 60) {
+                nNow = GetTime();
+                LogPrintf("Still rescanning. At block %d. Progress=%f\n", pindex->nHeight, Checkpoints::GuessVerificationProgress(pindex));
+            }
         }
     }
     return ret;