diff --git a/ethcore/src/migrations/state/v7.rs b/ethcore/src/migrations/state/v7.rs
index 88c7c8437..15b457d32 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/migrations/state/v7.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/migrations/state/v7.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ fn attempt_migrate(mut key_h: H256, val: &[u8]) -> Option<H256> {
 	}
 }
 
-/// Version for `ArchiveDB`.
-pub struct ArchiveV7;
+/// Version for ArchiveDB.
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct ArchiveV7(usize);
 
 impl SimpleMigration for ArchiveV7 {
 	fn version(&self) -> u32 {
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ impl SimpleMigration for ArchiveV7 {
 	}
 
 	fn simple_migrate(&mut self, key: Vec<u8>, value: Vec<u8>) -> Option<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
+		self.0 += 1;
+		if self.0 == 100_000 {
+			self.0 = 0;
+			flush!(".");
+		}
+
 		if key.len() != 32 {
 			// metadata key, ignore.
 			return Some((key, value));
@@ -228,7 +235,14 @@ impl Migration for OverlayRecentV7 {
 			_ => return Err(Error::MigrationImpossible), // missing or wrong version
 		}
 
+		let mut count = 0;
 		for (key, value) in source.iter() {
+			count += 1;
+			if count == 100_000 {
+				count = 0;
+				flush!(".");
+			}
+
 			let mut key = key.into_vec();
 			if key.len() == 32 {
 				let key_h = H256::from_slice(&key[..]);
diff --git a/parity/migration.rs b/parity/migration.rs
index 853cb6e35..ff0a6b0ee 100644
--- a/parity/migration.rs
+++ b/parity/migration.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn extras_database_migrations() -> Result<MigrationManager, Error> {
 fn state_database_migrations(pruning: Algorithm) -> Result<MigrationManager, Error> {
 	let mut manager = MigrationManager::new(default_migration_settings());
 	let res = match pruning {
-		Algorithm::Archive => manager.add_migration(migrations::state::ArchiveV7),
+		Algorithm::Archive => manager.add_migration(migrations::state::ArchiveV7::default()),
 		Algorithm::OverlayRecent => manager.add_migration(migrations::state::OverlayRecentV7::default()),
 		_ => die!("Unsupported pruning method for migration. Delete DB and resync"),
 	};