diff --git a/npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/config.ts b/npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/config.ts
index 635e0354..e27bc6b4 100644
--- a/npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/config.ts
+++ b/npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/config.ts
@@ -552,6 +552,8 @@ export async function pullConfig(
   adminKey: string,
 ): Promise<Config> {
   const fetch = deploymentFetch(origin);
+
+  changeSpinner(ctx, "Downloading current deployment state...");
   try {
     const res = await fetch("/api/get_config", {
       method: "POST",
diff --git a/npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/push.ts b/npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/push.ts
index b5cb9585..fb338a3a 100644
--- a/npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/push.ts
+++ b/npm-packages/convex/src/cli/lib/push.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import chalk from "chalk";
-import { Context, logMessage } from "../../bundler/context.js";
+import { Context, changeSpinner, logMessage } from "../../bundler/context.js";
 import { doCodegen } from "./codegen.js";
 import {
   configFromProjectConfig,
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export async function runPush(ctx: Context, options: PushOptions) {
     options.adminKey,
   );
 
+  changeSpinner(ctx, "Diffing local code and deployment state");
   const diff = diffConfig(remoteConfig, localConfig);
   if (diff === "" && schemaState?.state === "active") {
     if (verbose) {