diff --git a/lib/db_helper.rb b/lib/db_helper.rb
index 63a82083087..c637fffd70d 100644
--- a/lib/db_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/db_helper.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class DbHelper
      WHERE trigger_name LIKE '%_readonly'
   SQL
 
-  def self.remap(from, to, anchor_left: false, anchor_right: false, excluded_tables: [])
+  def self.remap(from, to, anchor_left: false, anchor_right: false, excluded_tables: [], verbose: false)
     like = "#{anchor_left ? '' : "%"}#{from}#{anchor_right ? '' : "%"}"
 
     triggers = DB.query(TRIGGERS_SQL).map(&:trigger_name).to_set
@@ -43,17 +43,19 @@ class DbHelper
         "#{column} IS NOT NULL AND #{column} LIKE :like"
       end.join(" OR ")
 
-      DB.exec(<<~SQL, from: from, to: to, like: like)
+      rows = DB.exec(<<~SQL, from: from, to: to, like: like)
         UPDATE #{table}
            SET #{set}
          WHERE #{where}
       SQL
+
+      puts "#{table}=#{rows}" if verbose && rows > 0
     end
 
     finish!
   end
 
-  def self.regexp_replace(pattern, replacement, flags: "gi", match: "~*", excluded_tables: [])
+  def self.regexp_replace(pattern, replacement, flags: "gi", match: "~*", excluded_tables: [], verbose: false)
     triggers = DB.query(TRIGGERS_SQL).map(&:trigger_name).to_set
 
     text_columns = Hash.new { |h, k| h[k] = [] }
@@ -75,11 +77,13 @@ class DbHelper
         "#{column} IS NOT NULL AND #{column} #{match} :pattern"
       end.join(" OR ")
 
-      DB.exec(<<~SQL, pattern: pattern, replacement: replacement, flags: flags, match: match)
+      rows = DB.exec(<<~SQL, pattern: pattern, replacement: replacement, flags: flags, match: match)
         UPDATE #{table}
            SET #{set}
          WHERE #{where}
       SQL
+
+      puts "#{table}=#{rows}" if verbose && rows > 0
     end
 
     finish!
diff --git a/script/discourse b/script/discourse
index cacd552fdfa..a8fc444eaa1 100755
--- a/script/discourse
+++ b/script/discourse
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class DiscourseCLI < Thor
 
   def do_remap(from, to, regex = false)
     begin
-      regex ? DbHelper.regexp_replace(from, to) : DbHelper.remap(from, to)
+      regex ? DbHelper.regexp_replace(from, to, verbose: true) : DbHelper.remap(from, to, verbose: true)
       puts 'Done', ''
     rescue => ex
       puts "Error: #{ex}"