diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/build_dependencies.rs b/crates/project-model/src/build_dependencies.rs
index 4435376eab..98dd806757 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/build_dependencies.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/build_dependencies.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
                         });
                     }
                     Message::CompilerMessage(message) => {
-                        progress(message.target.name);
+                        progress(format!("received compiler message for: {}", message.target.name));
 
                         if let Some(diag) = message.message.rendered.as_deref() {
                             push_err(diag);
diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs b/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
index 81ba5d043e..a589bc0097 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
         config: &CargoConfig,
         progress: &(dyn Fn(String) + Sync),
     ) -> Result<ProjectWorkspace, anyhow::Error> {
-        progress("Discovering sysroot".to_owned());
-
+        progress("discovering sysroot".to_owned());
         let CargoConfig {
             features,
             rustc_source,
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
         let workspace_dir = cargo_toml.parent();
 
         tracing::info!(workspace = %cargo_toml, src_root = ?sysroot.rust_lib_src_root(), root = ?sysroot.root(), "Using sysroot");
-        progress("Querying project metadata".to_owned());
+        progress("querying project metadata".to_owned());
         let toolchain_config = QueryConfig::Cargo(&sysroot, cargo_toml);
         let targets =
             target_tuple::get(toolchain_config, target.as_deref(), extra_env).unwrap_or_default();
@@ -461,12 +460,12 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
         config: &CargoConfig,
         progress: &(dyn Fn(String) + Sync),
     ) -> ProjectWorkspace {
-        progress("Discovering sysroot".to_owned());
+        progress("discovering sysroot".to_owned());
         let mut sysroot =
             Sysroot::new(project_json.sysroot.clone(), project_json.sysroot_src.clone());
 
         tracing::info!(workspace = %project_json.manifest_or_root(), src_root = ?sysroot.rust_lib_src_root(), root = ?sysroot.root(), "Using sysroot");
-        progress("Querying project metadata".to_owned());
+        progress("querying project metadata".to_owned());
         let sysroot_project = project_json.sysroot_project.take();
         let query_config = QueryConfig::Rustc(&sysroot, project_json.path().as_ref());
         let targets = target_tuple::get(query_config, config.target.as_deref(), &config.extra_env)
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index 189d95ec7e..133d5a6cf7 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
                     let expansion_res = match client {
                         Ok(client) => match res {
                             Ok((crate_name, path)) => {
-                                progress(path.to_string());
+                                progress(format!("loading proc-macros: {path}"));
                                 let ignored_proc_macros = ignored_proc_macros
                                     .iter()
                                     .find_map(|(name, macros)| {