diff --git a/capa/main.py b/capa/main.py
index 8a3dae68..a4c527c8 100644
--- a/capa/main.py
+++ b/capa/main.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import datetime
 import textwrap
 import collections
 
+import halo
 import tqdm
 import colorama
 
@@ -272,13 +273,14 @@ def get_workspace(path, format, should_save=True):
 def get_extractor_py2(path, format):
     import capa.features.extractors.viv
 
-    vw = get_workspace(path, format, should_save=False)
+    with halo.Halo(text="analyzing program", spinner="simpleDots"):
+        vw = get_workspace(path, format, should_save=False)
 
-    try:
-        vw.saveWorkspace()
-    except IOError:
-        # see #168 for discussion around how to handle non-writable directories
-        logger.info("source directory is not writable, won't save intermediate workspace")
+        try:
+            vw.saveWorkspace()
+        except IOError:
+            # see #168 for discussion around how to handle non-writable directories
+            logger.info("source directory is not writable, won't save intermediate workspace")
 
     return capa.features.extractors.viv.VivisectFeatureExtractor(vw, path)
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d4a0ae60..5a233ac3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import sys
 
 import setuptools
 
-requirements = ["six", "tqdm", "pyyaml", "tabulate", "colorama", "termcolor", "ruamel.yaml", "wcwidth"]
+# halo==0.0.30 is the last version to support py2.7
+requirements = ["six", "tqdm", "pyyaml", "tabulate", "colorama", "termcolor", "ruamel.yaml", "wcwidth", "halo==0.0.30"]
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
     # py3