diff --git a/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py b/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
index d5a0faa9..b5c7a4f4 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Usage:
     python reverse_geocode.py -o /data/quattroshapes/rtree/reverse -a /data/osm/planet-admin-borders.osm
 '''
 import argparse
+import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -270,6 +271,10 @@ class OSMReverseGeocoder(RTreePolygonIndex):
         '''
         index = cls(save_dir=output_dir, index_filename=index_filename)
 
+        handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+        index.logger.addHandler(handler)
+        index.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
         reader = OSMAdminPolygonReader(filename)
         polygons = reader.polygons()