diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bf35e4f..cf167b7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     if matches.subcommand_matches("verify").is_some() {
-        verify(&exercises, verbose).unwrap_or_else(|_| std::process::exit(1));
+        verify(&exercises, 0, verbose).unwrap_or_else(|_| std::process::exit(1));
     }
 
     if matches.subcommand_matches("watch").is_some() {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn watch(exercises: &[Exercise], verbose: bool) -> notify::Result<()> {
     clear_screen();
 
     let to_owned_hint = |t: &Exercise| t.hint.to_owned();
-    let failed_exercise_hint = match verify(exercises.iter(), verbose) {
+    let failed_exercise_hint = match verify(exercises, 0, verbose) {
         Ok(_) => return Ok(()),
         Err(exercise) => Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(to_owned_hint(exercise)))),
     };
@@ -221,11 +221,12 @@ fn watch(exercises: &[Exercise], verbose: bool) -> notify::Result<()> {
                 DebouncedEvent::Create(b) | DebouncedEvent::Chmod(b) | DebouncedEvent::Write(b) => {
                     if b.extension() == Some(OsStr::new("rs")) && b.exists() {
                         let filepath = b.as_path().canonicalize().unwrap();
-                        let pending_exercises = exercises
-                            .iter()
-                            .skip_while(|e| !filepath.ends_with(&e.path));
+                        let skip_n = match exercises.iter().position(|e| filepath.ends_with(&e.path)) {
+                            Some(index) => index,
+                            None => continue,
+                        };
                         clear_screen();
-                        match verify(pending_exercises, verbose) {
+                        match verify(exercises, skip_n, verbose) {
                             Ok(_) => return Ok(()),
                             Err(exercise) => {
                                 let mut failed_exercise_hint = failed_exercise_hint.lock().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/verify.rs b/src/verify.rs
index 00e45c8..229f114 100644
--- a/src/verify.rs
+++ b/src/verify.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::exercise::{CompiledExercise, Exercise, Mode, State};
 use console::style;
-use indicatif::ProgressBar;
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
 
 // Verify that the provided container of Exercise objects
 // can be compiled and run without any failures.
@@ -8,10 +8,17 @@ use indicatif::ProgressBar;
 // If the Exercise being verified is a test, the verbose boolean
 // determines whether or not the test harness outputs are displayed.
 pub fn verify<'a>(
-    start_at: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a Exercise>,
-    verbose: bool,
+    exercises: &'a [Exercise],
+    skip_n: usize,
+    verbose: bool
 ) -> Result<(), &'a Exercise> {
-    for exercise in start_at {
+    let bar = ProgressBar::new(exercises.len() as u64);
+    bar.set_style(ProgressStyle::default_bar()
+        .template("Progress: [{bar:60.green/red}] {pos}/{len}")
+        .progress_chars("#>-")
+    );
+    bar.set_position(skip_n as u64);
+    for exercise in exercises.iter().skip(skip_n) {
         let compile_result = match exercise.mode {
             Mode::Test => compile_and_test(&exercise, RunMode::Interactive, verbose),
             Mode::Compile => compile_and_run_interactively(&exercise),
@@ -20,6 +27,7 @@ pub fn verify<'a>(
         if !compile_result.unwrap_or(false) {
             return Err(exercise);
         }
+        bar.inc(1);
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -44,7 +52,6 @@ fn compile_only(exercise: &Exercise) -> Result<bool, ()> {
     let _ = compile(&exercise, &progress_bar)?;
     progress_bar.finish_and_clear();
 
-    success!("Successfully compiled {}!", exercise);
     Ok(prompt_for_completion(&exercise, None))
 }
 
@@ -70,8 +77,6 @@ fn compile_and_run_interactively(exercise: &Exercise) -> Result<bool, ()> {
         }
     };
 
-    success!("Successfully ran {}!", exercise);
-
     Ok(prompt_for_completion(&exercise, Some(output.stdout)))
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +96,6 @@ fn compile_and_test(exercise: &Exercise, run_mode: RunMode, verbose: bool) -> Re
             if verbose {
                 println!("{}", output.stdout);
             }
-            success!("Successfully tested {}", &exercise);
             if let RunMode::Interactive = run_mode {
                 Ok(prompt_for_completion(&exercise, None))
             } else {
@@ -137,6 +141,12 @@ fn prompt_for_completion(exercise: &Exercise, prompt_output: Option<String>) ->
         State::Pending(context) => context,
     };
 
+    match exercise.mode {
+        Mode::Compile => success!("Successfully ran {}!", exercise),
+        Mode::Test => success!("Successfully tested {}!", exercise),
+        Mode::Clippy => success!("Successfully compiled {}!", exercise),
+    }
+
     let success_msg = match exercise.mode {
         Mode::Compile => "The code is compiling!",
         Mode::Test => "The code is compiling, and the tests pass!",