diff --git a/src/template.c b/src/template.c
index 58e9f67..9077a74 100644
--- a/src/template.c
+++ b/src/template.c
@@ -277,10 +277,18 @@ main(void)
 			if (w % FREQUENCY_OF_STATUS_REPORTING == 0 ||
 				w >= product_minus_1 /* or if writing last sample */) {
 				printf(
-				  "%sremaining samples = %18" PRIuMAX " (%.2Lf%% done)",
+				  "%sremaining samples = %18" PRIuMAX " (%3.2Lf%% done)"
+#if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
+				  " (part %" PRIuMAX "/%" PRIuMAX ")"
+#endif
+				  ,
 				  ANSI_CLEAR,
 				  product_minus_1 - w,
-				  ((long double) w * 100) / (long double) PRODUCT);
+				  ((long double) w * 100) / (long double) PRODUCT
+#if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
+				  , (uintmax_t) seq + 1, (uintmax_t) MAX
+#endif
+				  );
 				fflush(stdout);
 			}
 #endif
@@ -290,13 +298,15 @@ main(void)
 		printf("%s", ANSI_CLEAR);
 
 		// 5. log
+#if !(SEQUENTIAL_MODE && VERBOSE_MODE)
 #if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
-		printf("Writing out file " OUTPUT_FILE " (part %" PRIuMAX "/%"
-		       PRIuMAX ", %.2Lf%%)...\n", (uintmax_t) seq + 1,
-		       (uintmax_t) MAX,
-		       ((long double) seq * 100.L) / ((long double) MAX));
-#else
-		printf("\nWriting out file " OUTPUT_FILE "...\n");
+		if (seq == 0)
+#endif
+			printf(
+#if !SEQUENTIAL_MODE
+				"\n"
+#endif
+				"Writing out file " OUTPUT_FILE "...\n");
 #endif
 		fflush(stdout);
 #endif
@@ -325,7 +335,11 @@ main(void)
 
 	// * end of program
 #if !SILENT_MODE
-	printf("Done!\n");
+	printf(
+#if SEQUENTIAL_MODE && VERBOSE_MODE
+		"\n"
+#endif
+	"Done!\n");
 #endif
 
 	return 0;