diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index d4432ce..402aff6 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@
     fetched = set()
     lock = _threading.Lock()
     pm = Progress('Fetching projects', len(projects),
-                  print_newline=not(opt.quiet))
+                  print_newline=not(opt.quiet),
+                  always_print_percentage=opt.quiet)
 
     objdir_project_map = dict()
     for project in projects: