diff --git a/chain/store/store.go b/chain/store/store.go
index fce8a650f3..1dbf695474 100644
--- a/chain/store/store.go
+++ b/chain/store/store.go
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/builtin"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/util/adt"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/vm"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/journal"
 	bstore "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/lib/blockstore"
@@ -1183,6 +1185,7 @@ func (cs *ChainStore) Export(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet, inclRecentRo
 	}
 
 	blocksToWalk := ts.Cids()
+	currentMinHeight := ts.Height()
 
 	walkChain := func(blk cid.Cid) error {
 		if !seen.Visit(blk) {
@@ -1203,6 +1206,13 @@ func (cs *ChainStore) Export(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet, inclRecentRo
 			return xerrors.Errorf("unmarshaling block header (cid=%s): %w", blk, err)
 		}
 
+		if currentMinHeight > b.Height {
+			currentMinHeight = b.Height
+			if currentMinHeight%builtin.EpochsInDay == 0 {
+				log.Infow("export", "height", currentMinHeight)
+			}
+		}
+
 		var cids []cid.Cid
 		if !skipOldMsgs || b.Height > ts.Height()-inclRecentRoots {
 			mcids, err := recurseLinks(cs.bs, walked, b.Messages, []cid.Cid{b.Messages})
@@ -1251,6 +1261,9 @@ func (cs *ChainStore) Export(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet, inclRecentRo
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	log.Infow("export started")
+	exportStart := build.Clock.Now()
+
 	for len(blocksToWalk) > 0 {
 		next := blocksToWalk[0]
 		blocksToWalk = blocksToWalk[1:]
@@ -1259,6 +1272,8 @@ func (cs *ChainStore) Export(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet, inclRecentRo
 		}
 	}
 
+	log.Infow("export finished", "duration", build.Clock.Now().Sub(exportStart).Seconds())
+
 	return nil
 }