diff --git a/setup/pi/create-backingfiles-partition.sh b/setup/pi/create-backingfiles-partition.sh
index 451c4ef..14a81ae 100644
--- a/setup/pi/create-backingfiles-partition.sh
+++ b/setup/pi/create-backingfiles-partition.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ BACKINGFILES_MOUNTPOINT="$1"
 MUTABLE_MOUNTPOINT="$2"
 
 setup_progress "Checking existing partitions..."
-PARTITION_TABLE=$(parted -m /dev/mmcblk0 unit B print)
+PARTITION_TABLE=$(parted -s -m /dev/mmcblk0 unit B print)
 DISK_LINE=$(echo "$PARTITION_TABLE" | grep -e "^/dev/mmcblk0:")
 DISK_SIZE=$(echo "$DISK_LINE" | cut -d ":" -f 2 | sed 's/B//' )
 
diff --git a/setup/pi/setup-teslausb b/setup/pi/setup-teslausb
index 110419e..b7561cd 100644
--- a/setup/pi/setup-teslausb
+++ b/setup/pi/setup-teslausb
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ function create_usb_drive_backing_files () {
   
   if [ ! -e /dev/mmcblk0p3 ]
   then
+    setup_progress "Starting to create backing files partition..."
     /tmp/create-backingfiles-partition.sh "$BACKINGFILES_MOUNTPOINT" "$MUTABLE_MOUNTPOINT"
   fi