diff --git a/libraries/entropy.py b/libraries/entropy.py
index 6e199b4d6..df57e8413 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy.py
@@ -3245,9 +3245,9 @@ class RepoInterface:
         self.__validate_repository_id(repo)
         url, filepath = self.__construct_paths(item, repo, cmethod)
 
-        fetchConn = self.Entropy.urlFetcher(url, filepath)
+        fetchConn = self.Entropy.urlFetcher(url, filepath, resume = False)
         fetchConn.progress = self.Entropy.progress
-	rc = fetchConn.download()
+        rc = fetchConn.download()
         del fetchConn
         if rc in ("-1","-2","-3"):
             return False
@@ -3275,7 +3275,11 @@ class RepoInterface:
     def sync(self):
 
         # let's dance!
-        print_info(darkred(" @@ ")+darkgreen("Repositories syncronization..."))
+        self.Entropy.updateProgress(    darkgreen("Repositories syncronization..."),
+                                        importance = 2,
+                                        type = "info",
+                                        header = darkred(" @@ ")
+                            )
 
         repocount = 0
         repolength = len(self.reponames)
@@ -3289,7 +3293,7 @@ class RepoInterface:
                                             count = (repocount, repolength),
                                             header = blue("  # ")
                                )
-            self.Entropy.updateProgress(    red("Database URL:") + darkgreen(etpRepositories[repo]['database']),
+            self.Entropy.updateProgress(    red("Database URL: ") + darkgreen(etpRepositories[repo]['database']),
                                             importance = 1,
                                             type = "info",
                                             header = blue("  # ")
@@ -3297,7 +3301,7 @@ class RepoInterface:
             self.Entropy.updateProgress(    red("Database local path: ") + darkgreen(etpRepositories[repo]['dbpath']),
                                             importance = 0,
                                             type = "info",
-                                            header = "\t"
+                                            header = blue("  # ")
                                )
 
             # check if database is already updated to the latest revision
@@ -3836,6 +3840,12 @@ class urlFetcher:
         # get file size if available
         try:
             self.remotefile = urllib2.urlopen(self.url)
+        except:
+            self.close()
+            self.status = "-3"
+            return self.status
+
+        try:
             self.remotesize = int(self.remotefile.headers.get("content-length"))
             self.remotefile.close()
         except:
diff --git a/spritz/src/entropyapi.py b/spritz/src/entropyapi.py
index 23f2651ab..8613e4ba9 100644
--- a/spritz/src/entropyapi.py
+++ b/spritz/src/entropyapi.py
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ from entropy import EquoInterface, urlFetcher
 
 class Equo(EquoInterface):
 
-    def connect_to_gui(self, progress):
+    def connect_to_gui(self, progress, progressLog):
         self.progress = progress
-        self.urlFetcher = urlFetcher
+        self.urlFetcher = GuiUrlFetcher
         self.nocolor()
+        self.progressLog = progressLog
 
     def updateProgress(self, text, header = "", footer = "", back = False, importance = 0, type = "info", count = [], percent = False):
 
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ class Equo(EquoInterface):
             # FIXME: interface with popup !
             myfunc = self.progress.set_extraLabel
         myfunc(count_str+text)
+        if not back:
+            self.progressLog(count_str+text)
 
     def cycleDone(self):
         self.progress.total.next()
diff --git a/spritz/src/gui.py b/spritz/src/gui.py
index 20a02fb64..fa9df850e 100644
--- a/spritz/src/gui.py
+++ b/spritz/src/gui.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class YumexGUI:
         context_id = self.ui.status.get_context_id( "Status" )
         self.ui.status.push( context_id, text )
 
-    def progressLog(self,msg, extra = None):
+    def progressLog(self, msg, extra = None):
         self.logger.info(msg)
         self.progress.set_subLabel( msg )
         self.progress.set_progress( 0, " " ) # Blank the progress bar.
@@ -384,7 +384,13 @@ class YumexGUI:
             self.output.write_line(extra+": "+msg+"\n")
         else:
             self.output.write_line(msg+"\n")
-     
+
+    def progressLogWrite(self, msg, extra = None):
+        if extra:
+            self.output.write_line(extra+": "+msg+"\n")
+        else:
+            self.output.write_line(msg+"\n")
+
     def pkgInfoClear( self ):
         self.pkgDesc.clear()
         self.pkgInfo.clear()
diff --git a/spritz/src/spritz.py b/spritz/src/spritz.py
index d75429a5f..666bc31f5 100644
--- a/spritz/src/spritz.py
+++ b/spritz/src/spritz.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class YumexApplication(YumexController,YumexGUI):
         #self.addPackages()
         self.setPage('repos')
         self.Equo = Equo()
-        self.Equo.connect_to_gui(self.progress)
+        self.Equo.connect_to_gui(self.progress, self.progressLogWrite)
 
     def startWorking(self):
         self.isWorking = True
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class YumexApplication(YumexController,YumexGUI):
         self.setupRepoView()
         self.endWorking()
 
-    
+
     def setupRepoView(self):
         self.repoView.populate()