diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index bd8ca643..44ed8f86 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ts-cleanup:
 # client building and cleanup targets 
 client-build: 
 	@ echo "[*] building client"
-	@ git submodule update --init --recursive
+	@ git submodule update --init --recursive --progress
 	@ mkdir client/Build; cd client/Build; cmake ..
 	@ if [ -d "client/Modules" ]; then echo "Modules installed"; else git clone https://github.com/HavocFramework/Modules client/Modules --single-branch --branch `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`; fi
 	@ cmake --build client/Build -- -j 4