diff --git a/scraping/fetch.R b/scraping/fetch.R
index 9faefe8..dd3bb9b 100644
--- a/scraping/fetch.R
+++ b/scraping/fetch.R
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ source("../utils/helpers.R")
 source("config.R")
 library(rvest)
 library(stringr)
+library(pbapply)
 
 mk_absolute_url <- function(path) paste0("https://www.bundestag.de", path)
 
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ mk_url <- function(offset) {
 download_protocol <- function(path, name) {
     fp <- paste0(DOWNLOAD_DIR, name)
     try %$% download.file(mk_absolute_url(path), fp, quiet=T)
+    progress <<- progress + 1
+    setTimerProgressBar(pb, progress)
 }
 
 fetch_batch <- function(offset) {
@@ -31,6 +34,16 @@ fetch_batch <- function(offset) {
 # - what if: page not reachable
 # - wrong format, etc.
 fetch_all <- function() {
+    cat("Fetching all available protocols from bundestag.de. This may take a while ...\n")
+    
+    # create progress bar
+    pb <<- timerProgressBar(min=0, max=250, width=40, char="+")
+    progress <<- 0
+    # close progress bar on exit (also on error)
+    on.exit({close(pb); cat("Done.\n")})
+    # fetch batch by batch
     offset <- 0
     while(fetch_batch(offset)) offset <- offset + 10
+    # if successful, set progressbar to 100%
+    setTimerProgressBar(pb, 250)
 }