diff --git a/src/sand-wedge.cc b/src/sand-wedge.cc
index c8c660ab98be71fd1c68f11bd12a22c707d01018..6fcc699a629cdafaf76f3ef92b4f0a78f6c27027 100644
--- a/src/sand-wedge.cc
+++ b/src/sand-wedge.cc
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
       ioFile.flush();
 
+      if (parset.get<bool>("io.printProgress"))
+        std::cout << "timeStep = " << std::setw(6) << programState.timeStep
+                  << ", time = " << std::setw(12) << programState.relativeTime
+                  << ", tau = " << std::setw(12) << programState.relativeTau
+                  << std::endl;
+
       if (parset.get<bool>("io.writeVTK")) {
         ScalarVector stress;
         myAssembler.assembleVonMisesStress(body.getYoungModulus(),