diff --git a/examples/bench_parse.rs b/examples/bench_parse.rs
index 5796eda..d132542 100644
--- a/examples/bench_parse.rs
+++ b/examples/bench_parse.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ extern crate log;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate error_chain;
 
-use electrs::{config::Config,
+use electrs::{bulk::Parser,
+              config::Config,
               daemon::Daemon,
               errors::*,
               metrics::Metrics,
-              parse::Parser,
               signal::Waiter,
               store::{DBStore, StoreOptions, WriteStore}};
 
diff --git a/src/parse.rs b/src/bulk.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from src/parse.rs
rename to src/bulk.rs
index d7d0769..88db681 100644
--- a/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/bulk.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Parser {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn index_blocks(&mut self, blocks: &[Block]) -> Vec<Vec<Row>> {
+    fn index_blocks(&mut self, blocks: &[Block]) -> Vec<Vec<Row>> {
         let mut rows = vec![];
         for block in blocks {
             let blockhash = block.bitcoin_hash();
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ impl Parser {
     }
 
     pub fn start(mut self) -> Receiver<Result<Vec<Vec<Row>>>> {
+        info!("indexing {} blk*.dat files", self.files.len());
+        debug!("{} blocks are already indexed", self.indexed_blockhashes.len());
         let chan = SyncChannel::new(1);
         let tx = chan.sender();
         let parser = parse_files(self.files.split_off(0), self.duration.clone(), self.magic);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5666cf5..a62edf2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern crate serde_derive;
 extern crate serde_json;
 
 pub mod app;
+pub mod bulk;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod daemon;
 pub mod errors;
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ pub mod fake;
 pub mod index;
 pub mod mempool;
 pub mod metrics;
-pub mod parse;
 pub mod query;
 pub mod rpc;
 pub mod signal;