diff --git a/pkg/console/console.go b/pkg/console/console.go
index fe2e90b0..2a4cb33e 100644
--- a/pkg/console/console.go
+++ b/pkg/console/console.go
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ package console
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os/exec"
-
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/mudler/yip/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"os/exec"
 )
 
 type StandardConsole struct {
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ func (s StandardConsole) Run(cmd string, opts ...func(cmd *exec.Cmd)) (string, e
 		o(c)
 	}
 	out, err := c.CombinedOutput()
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return string(out), fmt.Errorf("failed to run %s: %v", cmd, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/executor/default.go b/pkg/executor/default.go
index 47f453d9..d5151234 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/default.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/default.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sanity-io/litter"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/mudler/yip/pkg/logger"
@@ -94,14 +95,31 @@ func (e *DefaultExecutor) applyStage(config schema.YipConfig, stageName string,
 	e.logger.Debugf("Stage: %s", litter.Sdump(stage))
 
 	for _, p := range e.plugins {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		go stillAlive(ctx, e.logger, 10*time.Second, fmt.Sprintf("Still running stage '%s'", stageName))
 		if err := p(e.logger, stage, fs, console); err != nil {
 			e.logger.Errorf("Error on file %s on stage %s: %s", config.Source, stage.Name, err)
 			errs = multierror.Append(errs, err)
 		}
+		cancel()
 	}
 	return errs
 }
 
+func stillAlive(ctx context.Context, log logger.Interface, tick time.Duration, message string) {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(tick)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			log.Info(message)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func checkDuplicates(stages []schema.Stage) bool {
 	stageNames := map[string]bool{}
 	for _, st := range stages {