diff --git a/pinot-minion/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/event/MinionProgressObserver.java b/pinot-minion/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/event/MinionProgressObserver.java
index bb85f976b8e..5be27f91390 100644
--- a/pinot-minion/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/event/MinionProgressObserver.java
+++ b/pinot-minion/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/event/MinionProgressObserver.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.pinot.core.minion.PinotTaskConfig;
 import org.apache.pinot.spi.tasks.MinionTaskProgressStats;
 import org.apache.pinot.spi.tasks.StatusEntry;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 
 /**
@@ -35,8 +37,9 @@
  */
 @ThreadSafe
 public class MinionProgressObserver extends DefaultMinionEventObserver {
+  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MinionProgressObserver.class);
 
-  protected MinionTaskState _taskState;
+  protected MinionTaskState _taskState = MinionTaskState.UNKNOWN;
   protected final Map<String, MinionTaskProgressStats.Timer> _stageTimes = new HashMap<>();
   protected String _stage;
   protected long _startTs;
@@ -61,9 +64,12 @@ public synchronized void notifyTaskStart(PinotTaskConfig pinotTaskConfig) {
 
   @Override
   public synchronized void notifyProgress(PinotTaskConfig pinotTaskConfig, @Nullable Object progress) {
+    String progressMessage = null;
     _taskState = MinionTaskState.IN_PROGRESS;
     if (progress instanceof StatusEntry) {
-      setStageStats((StatusEntry) progress);
+      StatusEntry statusEntry = (StatusEntry) progress;
+      progressMessage = statusEntry.getStatus();
+      setStageStats(statusEntry);
     } else if (progress instanceof MinionTaskProgressStats) {
       MinionTaskProgressStats stats = (MinionTaskProgressStats) progress;
       if (stats.getInputUnits() != null && !stats.getInputUnits().isEmpty()) {
@@ -77,16 +83,20 @@ public synchronized void notifyProgress(PinotTaskConfig pinotTaskConfig, @Nullab
       }
       // Only one progress log must be recorded at once and should not be bulked
       if (stats.getProgressLogs() != null && stats.getProgressLogs().size() == 1) {
+        progressMessage = stats.getProgressLogs().get(0).getStatus();
         setStageStats(stats.getProgressLogs().get(0));
       }
     } else {
-      String progressMessage = progress == null ? "" : progress.toString();
+      progressMessage = progress == null ? "" : progress.toString();
       setStageStats(new StatusEntry.Builder().status(progressMessage).build());
     }
+    if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled() && progressMessage != null) {
+      LOGGER.debug("Update progress: {} for task: {}", progressMessage, pinotTaskConfig.getTaskId());
+    }
   }
 
-  @Nullable
   @Override
+  @Nullable
   public synchronized List<StatusEntry> getProgress() {
     MinionTaskProgressStats minionTaskProgressStats = _progressManager.getTaskProgress(_taskId);
     List<StatusEntry> progressLog = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/pinot-minion/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/MinionTestUtils.java b/pinot-minion/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/MinionTestUtils.java
index 77564897827..a7f740d285c 100644
--- a/pinot-minion/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/MinionTestUtils.java
+++ b/pinot-minion/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/MinionTestUtils.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.apache.pinot.core.minion.PinotTaskConfig;
 import org.apache.pinot.minion.event.DefaultMinionTaskProgressManager;
 import org.apache.pinot.minion.event.MinionProgressObserver;
+import org.apache.pinot.spi.tasks.MinionTaskProgressManager;
 
 
 public class MinionTestUtils {
@@ -37,6 +38,16 @@ public static MinionProgressObserver getMinionProgressObserver() {
     return progressObserver;
   }
 
+  public static MinionProgressObserver getMinionProgressObserver(int progressLimit) {
+    MinionProgressObserver progressObserver = new MinionProgressObserver();
+    MinionConf conf = new MinionConf();
+    conf.setProperty(DefaultMinionTaskProgressManager.MAX_NUM_STATUS_TO_TRACK, progressLimit);
+    MinionTaskProgressManager progressManager = new DefaultMinionTaskProgressManager();
+    progressManager.init(conf);
+    progressObserver.init(progressManager);
+    return progressObserver;
+  }
+
   public static PinotTaskConfig getPinotTaskConfig(String taskId) {
     Map<String, String> taskConfigs = new HashMap<>();
     taskConfigs.put("TASK_ID", taskId != null ? taskId : UUID.randomUUID().toString());
diff --git a/pinot-minion/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/event/MinionProgressObserverTest.java b/pinot-minion/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/event/MinionProgressObserverTest.java
index e2424f06e29..b0354a2c32c 100644
--- a/pinot-minion/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/event/MinionProgressObserverTest.java
+++ b/pinot-minion/src/test/java/org/apache/pinot/minion/event/MinionProgressObserverTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 public class MinionProgressObserverTest {
   @Test
   public void testNotifyProgressStatus() {
-    MinionProgressObserver observer = MinionTestUtils.getMinionProgressObserver();
+    MinionProgressObserver observer = MinionTestUtils.getMinionProgressObserver(3);
     PinotTaskConfig pinotTaskConfig = MinionTestUtils.getPinotTaskConfig(null);
 
     observer.notifyTaskStart(pinotTaskConfig);
diff --git a/pinot-spi/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/spi/tasks/StatusEntry.java b/pinot-spi/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/spi/tasks/StatusEntry.java
index f85c6960aca..4307b8b2617 100644
--- a/pinot-spi/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/spi/tasks/StatusEntry.java
+++ b/pinot-spi/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/spi/tasks/StatusEntry.java
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ public LogLevel getLevel() {
     return _level;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "StatusEntry{" + "_ts=" + _ts + ", _level=" + _level + ", _stage='" + _stage + '\''
+        + ", _status='" + _status + '\'' + '}';
+  }
+
   public static class Builder {
     private long _ts;
     private LogLevel _level = LogLevel.INFO;