diff --git a/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/__main__.py b/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/__main__.py
index 7a13cec..fa92c2f 100644
--- a/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/__main__.py
+++ b/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/__main__.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def main():
     p = processor.BaddieProcessor([f])
     netdb.inspect(p.hook)
     with open(s.get("output", "file", fallback="baddies.txt"), 'w') as f:
-        p.write_blocklist(f)
-
+        print ('wrote {} blocklist entries'.format(p.write_blocklist(f)))
+        
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/processor.py b/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/processor.py
index 634475a..8eeefef 100644
--- a/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/processor.py
+++ b/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/processor.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class BaddieProcessor:
         self._baddies[addr] = reason 
 
     def write_blocklist(self, f):
+        wrote = 0
         f.write('# baddies blocklist generated on {}\n'.format(datetime.datetime.now()))
         for k in self._baddies:
             f.write('{}:{}\n'.format(self._baddies[k], k))
+            wrote += 1
+        return wrote