diff --git a/cmd/preflight/cli/run_nocrd.go b/cmd/preflight/cli/run_nocrd.go
index eece5187e..33866db41 100644
--- a/cmd/preflight/cli/run_nocrd.go
+++ b/cmd/preflight/cli/run_nocrd.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	collectrunner "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/collect"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/tj/go-spin"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -69,6 +70,22 @@ func runPreflightsNoCRD(v *viper.Viper, arg string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse %s as a preflight", arg)
 	}
 
+	s := spin.New()
+	finishedCh := make(chan bool, 1)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-finishedCh:
+				return
+			case <-time.After(time.Millisecond * 100):
+				fmt.Printf("\r  \033[36mRunning Preflight checks\033[m %s ", s.Next())
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	defer func() {
+		finishedCh <- true
+	}()
+
 	allCollectedData, err := runCollectors(v, preflight)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -104,6 +121,8 @@ func runPreflightsNoCRD(v *viper.Viper, arg string) error {
 		analyzeResults = append(analyzeResults, analyzeResult)
 	}
 
+	finishedCh <- true
+
 	if preflight.Spec.UploadResultsTo != "" {
 		tryUploadResults(preflight.Spec.UploadResultsTo, preflight.Name, analyzeResults)
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e1aef6ef0..c8622ffcd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.3
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.4.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
+	github.com/tj/go-spin v1.1.0
 	github.com/xi2/xz v0.0.0-20171230120015-48954b6210f8 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/dburl v0.0.0-20190203050942-98997a05b24f // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190522155817-f3200d17e092
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c2ddae485..94f9d0850 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXf
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 h1:TivCn/peBQ7UY8ooIcPgZFpTNSz0Q2U6UrFlUfqbe0Q=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07/go.mod h1:kDXzergiv9cbyO7IOYJZWg1U88JhDg3PB6klq9Hg2pA=
+github.com/tj/go-spin v1.1.0 h1:lhdWZsvImxvZ3q1C5OIB7d72DuOwP4O2NdBg9PyzNds=
+github.com/tj/go-spin v1.1.0/go.mod h1:Mg1mzmePZm4dva8Qz60H2lHwmJ2loum4VIrLgVnKwh4=
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
 github.com/tsenart/deadcode v0.0.0-20160724212837-210d2dc333e9/go.mod h1:q+QjxYvZ+fpjMXqs+XEriussHjSYqeXVnAdSV1tkMYk=
 github.com/ugorji/go v1.1.4 h1:j4s+tAvLfL3bZyefP2SEWmhBzmuIlH/eqNuPdFPgngw=