diff --git a/mithril-client/src/services/snapshot.rs b/mithril-client/src/services/snapshot.rs
index 9dac15e46ee..afb17166bd9 100644
--- a/mithril-client/src/services/snapshot.rs
+++ b/mithril-client/src/services/snapshot.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ use mithril_common::{
 use crate::{
     aggregator_client::{AggregatorHTTPClientError, CertificateClient, SnapshotClient},
     utils::{
-        DownloadProgressReporter, ProgressOutputType, SnapshotUnpacker, SnapshotUnpackerError,
+        DownloadProgressReporter, ProgressOutputType, ProgressPrinter, SnapshotUnpacker,
+        SnapshotUnpackerError,
     },
 };
 
@@ -217,15 +218,15 @@ impl SnapshotService for MithrilClientSnapshotService {
         debug!("Snapshot service: download.");
 
         let db_dir = download_dir.join("db");
-        let progress_bar = MultiProgress::with_draw_target(progress_output_type.into());
-        progress_bar.println("1/7 - Checking local disk info…")?;
+        let progress_bar = ProgressPrinter::new(progress_output_type, 7);
+        progress_bar.report_step(1, "Checking local disk info…")?;
         let unpacker = SnapshotUnpacker;
 
         if let Err(e) = unpacker.check_prerequisites(&db_dir, snapshot_entity.artifact.size) {
             self.check_disk_space_error(e)?;
         }
 
-        progress_bar.println("2/7 - Fetching the certificate's information…")?;
+        progress_bar.report_step(2, "Fetching the certificate's information…")?;
         let certificate = self
             .certificate_client
             .get(&snapshot_entity.certificate_id)
@@ -236,11 +237,11 @@ impl SnapshotService for MithrilClientSnapshotService {
                 )
             })?;
 
-        progress_bar.println("3/7 - Verifying the certificate chain…")?;
+        progress_bar.report_step(3, "Verifying the certificate chain…")?;
         let verifier = self.verify_certificate_chain(genesis_verification_key, &certificate);
         self.wait_spinner(&progress_bar, verifier).await?;
 
-        progress_bar.println("4/7 - Downloading the snapshot…")?;
+        progress_bar.report_step(4, "Downloading the snapshot…")?;
         let pb = progress_bar.add(ProgressBar::new(snapshot_entity.artifact.size));
         pb.set_style(ProgressStyle::with_template("{spinner:.green} [{elapsed_precise}] [{wide_bar:.cyan/blue}] {bytes}/{total_bytes} ({eta})")
             .unwrap()
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ impl SnapshotService for MithrilClientSnapshotService {
             .await
             .with_context(|| format!("Could not download file in '{}'", download_dir.display()))?;
 
-        progress_bar.println("5/7 - Unpacking the snapshot…")?;
+        progress_bar.report_step(5, "Unpacking the snapshot…")?;
         let unpacker = unpacker.unpack_snapshot(&snapshot_path, &db_dir);
         self.wait_spinner(&progress_bar, unpacker).await?;
 
@@ -268,14 +269,14 @@ impl SnapshotService for MithrilClientSnapshotService {
             );
         };
 
-        progress_bar.println("6/7 - Computing the snapshot digest…")?;
+        progress_bar.report_step(6, "Computing the snapshot digest…")?;
         let unpacked_snapshot_digest = self
             .immutable_digester
             .compute_digest(&db_dir, &certificate.beacon)
             .await
             .with_context(|| format!("Could not compute digest in '{}'", db_dir.display()))?;
 
-        progress_bar.println("7/7 - Verifying the snapshot signature…")?;
+        progress_bar.report_step(7, "Verifying the snapshot signature…")?;
         let expected_message = {
             let mut protocol_message = certificate.protocol_message.clone();
             protocol_message.set_message_part(
diff --git a/mithril-client/src/utils/progress_reporter.rs b/mithril-client/src/utils/progress_reporter.rs
index a81caa1a932..2b7b7f887d8 100644
--- a/mithril-client/src/utils/progress_reporter.rs
+++ b/mithril-client/src/utils/progress_reporter.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget};
+use indicatif::{MultiProgress, ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget};
+use mithril_common::StdResult;
 use slog_scope::warn;
 use std::{
+    ops::Deref,
     sync::RwLock,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-/// Output type of a [ProgressReporter]
+/// Output type of a [ProgressPrinter] or a [DownloadProgressReporter]
 pub enum ProgressOutputType {
     /// Output to json
     JsonReporter,
@@ -26,6 +28,48 @@ impl From<ProgressOutputType> for ProgressDrawTarget {
     }
 }
 
+/// Wrapper of a indicatif [MultiProgress] to allow reporting to json.
+pub struct ProgressPrinter {
+    multi_progress: MultiProgress,
+    output_type: ProgressOutputType,
+    number_of_steps: u16,
+}
+
+impl ProgressPrinter {
+    /// Instanciate a new progress printer
+    pub fn new(output_type: ProgressOutputType, number_of_steps: u16) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            multi_progress: MultiProgress::with_draw_target(output_type.into()),
+            output_type,
+            number_of_steps,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Report the current step
+    pub fn report_step(&self, step_number: u16, text: &str) -> StdResult<()> {
+        match self.output_type {
+            ProgressOutputType::JsonReporter => println!(
+                r#"{{"step_num": {step_number}, "total_steps": {}, "message": "{text}"}}"#,
+                self.number_of_steps
+            ),
+            ProgressOutputType::TTY => self
+                .multi_progress
+                .println(format!("{step_number}/{} - {text}", self.number_of_steps))?,
+            ProgressOutputType::Hidden => (),
+        };
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for ProgressPrinter {
+    type Target = MultiProgress;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.multi_progress
+    }
+}
+
 /// Wrapper of a indicatif [ProgressBar] to allow reporting to json.
 pub struct DownloadProgressReporter {
     progress_bar: ProgressBar,