diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index f6fd1ef5b..8912d38bb 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ func (s *Server) Open() error {
 			}
 
 			if now := time.Now(); now.Sub(prevMsg) > time.Second {
-				pctDone := (float64(i+1) / float64(numMsgs)) * 100
-				s.logger.Printf("synced %d/%d messages (%.2f%% complete; %s remaining)", i+1, numMsgs, pctDone, EstTimeLeft(start, now, uint(i), numMsgs))
+				estimate, pctDone := GetLoopProgress(start, now, uint(i), numMsgs)
+				s.logger.Printf("synced %d/%d messages (%.2f%% complete; %s remaining)", i+1, numMsgs, pctDone, estimate)
 				prevMsg = now
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 93f5e9878..d165f634e 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -345,10 +345,12 @@ func roaringFragmentHasData(path string, index, field, view string, shard uint64
 	return
 }
 
-// EstTimeLeft returns the estimated remaining time to iterate through some items
-// given a start time, the current time, the iteration, and the number of items
-func EstTimeLeft(start time.Time, now time.Time, i uint, total uint) time.Duration {
+// GetLoopProgress returns the estimated remaining time to iterate through some items
+// as well as the loop completion percentage with the following parameters:
+// the start time, the current time, the iteration, and the number of items
+func GetLoopProgress(start time.Time, now time.Time, i uint, total uint) (time.Duration, float64) {
 	msgsLeft := total - (i + 1)
 	avgMsgTime := float64(now.Sub(start)) / float64(i+1)
-	return time.Duration(avgMsgTime * float64(msgsLeft))
+	pctDone := (float64(i+1) / float64(total)) * 100
+	return time.Duration(avgMsgTime * float64(msgsLeft)), pctDone
 }
diff --git a/util_test.go b/util_test.go
index 9aa336f31..ea27f1c5b 100644
--- a/util_test.go
+++ b/util_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-func TestEstTimeLeft(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetLoopProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		start time.Time
 		now   time.Time
@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ func TestEstTimeLeft(t *testing.T) {
 		// we expect that it will be the avg time per message times
 		// the number of remaining messages
 		expected := time.Duration((float64(c.now.Sub(c.start)) / float64(c.i+1)) * float64(c.total-(c.i+1)))
+		expectedPct := 100 * (float64(c.i+1) / float64(c.total))
 
-		timeLeft := EstTimeLeft(c.start, c.now, c.i, c.total)
+		timeLeft, pctDone := GetLoopProgress(c.start, c.now, c.i, c.total)
 		if timeLeft != expected {
 			t.Errorf("Time left was incorrect, expected: %d, but got: %d", expected, timeLeft)
 		}
+		if pctDone != expectedPct {
+			t.Errorf("Percentage done was incorrect, expected: %f, but got: %f", expectedPct, pctDone)
+		}
 	}
 }