diff --git a/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.ml b/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.ml
index 12715706e..6b9e42cbb 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.ml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ let analyze_target : TaskScheduler.target Tasks.doer =
   let analyze_proc_name exe_env proc_name =
     decr procs_left ;
     if Int.( <= ) !procs_left 0 then (
-      L.progress "Analysing block of %d procs, starting with %a@."
+      L.log_task "Analysing block of %d procs, starting with %a@."
         per_procedure_logging_granularity Typ.Procname.pp proc_name ;
       procs_left := per_procedure_logging_granularity ) ;
     Callbacks.analyze_proc_name exe_env proc_name
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Logging.ml b/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
index b15e5e011..7f07bd819 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
@@ -208,15 +208,15 @@ let phase fmt = log ~to_console:false phase_file_fmts fmt
 
 let progress fmt = log ~to_console:(not Config.quiet) progress_file_fmts fmt
 
-let task_progress ~f pp x =
+let log_task fmt =
   let to_console =
     match Config.progress_bar with `Plain -> true | `Quiet | `MultiLine -> false
   in
-  log ~to_console progress_file_fmts "%a starting@." pp x ;
-  f () ;
-  log ~to_console progress_file_fmts "%a DONE@." pp x
+  log ~to_console progress_file_fmts fmt
 
 
+let task_progress ~f pp x = log_task "%a starting@." pp x ; f () ; log_task "%a DONE@." pp x
+
 let user_warning fmt = log ~to_console:(not Config.quiet) user_warning_file_fmts fmt
 
 let user_error fmt = log ~to_console:true user_error_file_fmts fmt
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Logging.mli b/infer/src/base/Logging.mli
index 8de7d47c4..9750a66ef 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Logging.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Logging.mli
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ val environment_info : ('a, F.formatter, unit) format -> 'a
 val progress : ('a, F.formatter, unit) format -> 'a
 (** print immediately to standard error unless --quiet is specified *)
 
+val log_task : ('a, F.formatter, unit) format -> 'a
+(** log progress in the log file and on the console unless there is an active task bar *)
+
 val task_progress : f:(unit -> unit) -> (F.formatter -> 'a -> unit) -> 'a -> unit
 (** [task_progress ~f pp x] executes [f] and log progress [pp x] in the log file and also on the
     console unless there is an active task bar *)