diff --git a/micomplete/micomplete.py b/micomplete/micomplete.py
index b135845..170dc4b 100755
--- a/micomplete/micomplete.py
+++ b/micomplete/micomplete.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from distutils import spawn
+from tqdm import tqdm
 
 import Bio
 from Bio import SeqIO
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ def main():
                                'file, remember to provide the --format argument.')
 
     # get() all processes to catch errors
-    for job in jobs:
+    for job in tqdm(jobs):
         try:
             job.get()
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 55b8f95..5e244ab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
             'biopython>=1.53',
             'numpy>=1.13',
             'matplotlib>=2.0.2',
+            "tqdm",
             ],
         packages=find_packages(),
         include_package_data=True,