diff --git a/tapeget.lua b/tapeget.lua
index 87a1754..2da3eb9 100644
--- a/tapeget.lua
+++ b/tapeget.lua
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ local headers = req.getResponseHeaders()
 local length = headers["content-length"] or 1
 
 local _, y = term.getCursorPos()
+local written = 0
 while true do
     local chunk = req.read(256)
     if not chunk then
         break
     end
+    written = written + #chunk
     tape.write(chunk)
     term.setCursorPos(1, y)
     term.clearLine()