2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a1549af..26a8a7c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 NEWS for genbackupdata
 ======================
 
+Version 1.9, released UNRELEASED
+--------------------------------
+
+* Fix progress reporting to always output something, even if the
+  program ran very fast. Previously, there would just be an empty
+  line.
+
 Version 1.8, released 2015-07-14
 --------------------------------
 
diff --git a/genbackupdata b/genbackupdata
index 66bdefb..ccbe992 100755
--- a/genbackupdata
+++ b/genbackupdata
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class GenbackupdataApp(cliapp.Application):
             n = min(self.settings['file-size'], bytes)
             self.create_file(n)
             bytes -= n
+        self.status.flush()
         self.status.finish()
 
     def create_file(self, bytes):