diff --git a/src/loader.py b/src/loader.py
index 14d118f..0215a9e 100644
--- a/src/loader.py
+++ b/src/loader.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ def load_files(args):
     skip_id_check = args.skip_id_check
     do_msd_translate = not args.no_msd_translate
 
-    for fname in progress(filenames, "files", outfile=True):
+    for idx, fname in enumerate(filenames):
+        print("FILE ", fname, "{}/{}".format(idx, len(filenames)))
         extension = pathlib.Path(fname).suffix
 
         if extension == ".xml":
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ def load_gz(filename):
         result.extend(words.values())
 
     with gzip.open(filename, 'r') as fp:
-        for line in progress(fp, 'load-gz', infile=True):
+        for line in progress(fp, 'load-gz'):
             line_str = line.decode('utf8').strip()
             line_fixed = line_str.replace(',', '\t').replace('\t\t\t', '\t,\t')
             line_split = line_fixed.split("\t")
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ def load_xml(filename):
 def file_sentence_generator(et, skip_id_check, do_msd_translate, pc_tag):
     words = {}
     sentences = list(et.iter('s'))
-    for sentence in progress(sentences, "load-text", infile=True):
+    for sentence in progress(sentences, "load-text"):
         for w in sentence.iter("w"):
             words[w.get('id')] = Word.from_xml(w, do_msd_translate)
         for pc in sentence.iter(pc_tag):
diff --git a/src/progress_bar.py b/src/progress_bar.py
index 6f8ad48..cf8254a 100644
--- a/src/progress_bar.py
+++ b/src/progress_bar.py
@@ -1,41 +1,32 @@
+import time
+
 try:
     from tqdm import tqdm
 except ImportError:
     tqdm = None
 
 
+REPORT_ON = 0.3
+
 class Progress:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.hide_inner = False
-
-
-    def __call__(self, iterable, description, infile=False, outfile=False):
-        show_progress = True
-        if True in (infile, outfile):
-            assert False in (infile, outfile)
-            show_progress = outfile == self.hide_inner
-        
-        if not show_progress:
-            yield from iterable
-            return
-        
+    def __call__(self, iterable, description):
         if tqdm is None:
-            iterlist = list(iterable)
-            proc = -1
-            for n, el in enumerate(iterlist):
-                nxt_proc = int(n / len(iterlist) * 100)
-                if nxt_proc > proc:
-                    print("\r{}: {:02d}% ({}/{})".format(description, nxt_proc, n, len(iterlist)), end="")
-                    proc = nxt_proc
+            try:
+                ln = len(iterable)
+            except TypeError:
+                ln = -1
+
+            last_report = time.time() - REPORT_ON
+            for n, el in enumerate(iterable):
+                now = time.time()
+                if now - last_report > REPORT_ON:
+                    print("\r{}: {}/{}".format(description, n, ln), end="")
+                    last_report = now
                 yield el
             print("")
         else:
             yield from tqdm(iterable, desc=description)
 
 
-    def init(self, args):
-        self.hide_inner = args.hide_inner_progress
-
-
 progress = Progress()
 
diff --git a/src/wani.py b/src/wani.py
index 08b68a8..7de759d 100644
--- a/src/wani.py
+++ b/src/wani.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from database import Database
 def match_file(words, structures):
     matches = {s: [] for s in structures}
 
-    for s in progress(structures, "matching", infile=True):
+    for s in progress(structures, "matching"):
         for w in words:
             mhere = s.match(w)
             for match in mhere:
@@ -153,11 +153,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     parser.add_argument('--match-to-file', help='Do not use!')
     parser.add_argument('--pickled-structures', help='Do not use!', action='store_true')
-    parser.add_argument('--hide-inner-progress', help='Do not use!', action='store_true')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=args.verbose.upper())
-    progress.init(args)
 
     start = time.time()
     main(args)