diff --git a/bin/git-pull-and-if-origin-changed-run-tests b/bin/git-pull-and-if-origin-changed-run-tests
index 7eb86a66..b1742689 100755
--- a/bin/git-pull-and-if-origin-changed-run-tests
+++ b/bin/git-pull-and-if-origin-changed-run-tests
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ while true; do
 
   # check if the local branch differs from the remote branch
   if [ "$LOCAL" != "$REMOTE" ]; then
-    echo "pulling changes from origin"
+    echo "local $LOCAL differs from remote $REMOTE => pulling changes from origin"
     git pull origin $BRANCH
 
     # run the command
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ while true; do
     echo "no changes detected on the origin branch"
   fi
 
-  echo "waiting for 1 minute before checking again..."
-  sleep 60
+  echo -e "waiting for changes..."
+  sleep 10
+  echo -e "\r\033[K"
 done