diff --git a/lib/import_export/importer.rb b/lib/import_export/importer.rb
index 2e982a089ef..94502a348e1 100644
--- a/lib/import_export/importer.rb
+++ b/lib/import_export/importer.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ module ImportExport
     def import_users
       return if @users.blank?
 
+      puts "Importing users..."
+
       @users.each do |u|
         import_id = "#{u[:id]}#{import_source}"
         existing = User.with_email(u[:email]).first
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ module ImportExport
     def import_groups
       return if @groups.blank?
 
+      puts "Importing groups..."
+
       @groups.each do |group_data|
         g = group_data.dup
         user_ids = g.delete(:user_ids)
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ module ImportExport
     def import_categories
       return if @categories.blank?
 
+      puts "Importing categories..."
+
       import_ids = @categories.collect { |c| "#{c[:id]}#{import_source}" }
       existing_categories = CategoryCustomField.where("name = 'import_id' AND value IN (?)", import_ids).select(:category_id, :value).to_a
       existing_category_ids = existing_categories.pluck(:value)
@@ -106,6 +112,8 @@ module ImportExport
     def import_topics
       return if @topics.blank?
 
+      puts "Importing topics...", ''
+
       @topics.each do |t|
         puts ""
         print t[:title]