diff --git a/src/ctl/commands/import-dir.ts b/src/ctl/commands/import-dir.ts
index bc38a95d..15ff7213 100755
--- a/src/ctl/commands/import-dir.ts
+++ b/src/ctl/commands/import-dir.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@ import { guess } from '@/lib/mimes';
 import { statSync } from 'fs';
 import { readFile, readdir } from 'fs/promises';
 import { join, parse, resolve } from 'path';
+import { reloadSettings } from '@/lib/config';
+import { bytes } from '@/lib/bytes';
 
-export async function importDir(directory: string, { id, folder }: { id?: string; folder?: string }) {
+export async function importDir(
+  directory: string,
+  { id, folder, skipDb }: { id?: string; folder?: string; skipDb?: boolean },
+) {
   const fullPath = resolve(directory);
   if (!statSync(fullPath).isDirectory()) return console.error('Not a directory:', directory);
 
+  await reloadSettings();
+
   const { prisma } = await import('@/lib/db/index.js');
   let userId: string;
 
@@ -62,18 +69,39 @@ export async function importDir(directory: string, { id, folder }: { id?: string
     };
   }
 
-  const res = await prisma.file.createMany({
-    data,
-  });
+  if (!skipDb) {
+    const { count } = await prisma.file.createMany({
+      data,
+    });
+    console.log(`Inserted ${count} files into the database.`);
+  }
 
-  console.log('Imported', res.count, 'files');
+  const totalSize = data.reduce((acc, file) => acc + file.size, 0);
+  let completed = 0;
 
   const { datasource } = await import('@/lib/datasource/index.js');
   for (let i = 0; i !== files.length; ++i) {
-    const buff = await readFile(join(fullPath, files[i]));
+    console.log(`Uploading ${data[i].name} (${bytes(data[i].size)})...`);
 
+    const start = process.hrtime();
+
+    const buff = await readFile(join(fullPath, files[i]));
     await datasource.put(data[i].name, buff);
-    console.log('Uploaded', data[i].name);
+
+    const diff = process.hrtime(start);
+
+    const time = diff[0] * 1e9 + diff[1];
+    const timeStr = time > 1e9 ? `${(time / 1e9).toFixed(2)}s` : `${(time / 1e6).toFixed(2)}ms`;
+
+    const uploadSpeed = (data[i].size / time) * 1e9;
+    const uploadSpeedStr =
+      uploadSpeed > 1e9 ? `${(uploadSpeed / 1e9).toFixed(2)} GB/s` : `${(uploadSpeed / 1e6).toFixed(2)} MB/s`;
+
+    completed += data[i].size;
+
+    console.log(
+      `Uploaded ${data[i].name} in ${timeStr} (${bytes(data[i].size)}) ${i + 1}/${files.length} ${bytes(completed)}/${bytes(totalSize)} ${uploadSpeedStr}`,
+    );
   }
 
   console.log('Done importing files.');
diff --git a/src/ctl/index.ts b/src/ctl/index.ts
index 969bd9d7..47b29f0a 100755
--- a/src/ctl/index.ts
+++ b/src/ctl/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ cli
     '-i, --id [user_id]',
     'the id that imported files should belong to. if unspecificed the user with the "administrator" username as well as the "SUPERADMIN" role will be used',
   )
+  .option('--skip-db', 'do not add the files to the database')
+  .option('--skip-ds', 'do not add the files to the datasource')
   .option('-f, --folder [folder_id]', 'an optional folder to add the files to')
   .argument('<directory>', 'the directory to import into Zipline')
   .action(importDir);