diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 0a761ef..10a9b25 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -782,7 +782,8 @@ class Project(object):
       cmd = ['checkout', name, '--']
       return GitCommand(self,
                         cmd,
-                        capture_stdout = True).Wait() == 0
+                        capture_stdout = True,
+                        capture_stderr = True).Wait() == 0
 
     branch = self.GetBranch(name)
     branch.remote = self.GetRemote(self.remote.name)
@@ -817,7 +818,8 @@ class Project(object):
     cmd = ['checkout', '-b', branch.name, rev]
     if GitCommand(self,
                   cmd,
-                  capture_stdout = True).Wait() == 0:
+                  capture_stdout = True,
+                  capture_stderr = True).Wait() == 0:
       branch.Save()
       return True
     return False
diff --git a/subcmds/start.py b/subcmds/start.py
index d30949f..49bb0e1 100644
--- a/subcmds/start.py
+++ b/subcmds/start.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import sys
 from command import Command
 from git_command import git
+from progress import Progress
 
 class Start(Command):
   common = True
@@ -38,9 +39,14 @@ revision specified in the manifest.
       sys.exit(1)
 
     err = []
-    for project in self.GetProjects(args[1:]):
+    all = self.GetProjects(args[1:])
+
+    pm = Progress('Starting %s' % nb, len(all))
+    for project in all:
+      pm.update()
       if not project.StartBranch(nb):
         err.append(project)
+    pm.end()
 
     if err:
       err.sort()