diff --git a/Framework/PythonInterface/plugins/algorithms/WorkflowAlgorithms/BayesQuasi.py b/Framework/PythonInterface/plugins/algorithms/WorkflowAlgorithms/BayesQuasi.py
index 31ab096681679cb02d40bf1943369bf5e15aa531..06bcfdf855806c9f70b59610e08ac65b41db3c38 100644
--- a/Framework/PythonInterface/plugins/algorithms/WorkflowAlgorithms/BayesQuasi.py
+++ b/Framework/PythonInterface/plugins/algorithms/WorkflowAlgorithms/BayesQuasi.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class BayesQuasi(PythonAlgorithm):
         o_res = int(self._res_norm)
 
         # fortran code uses background choices defined using the following numbers
+        setup_prog.report('Encoding input options')
         o_bgd = ['Zero', 'Flat', 'Sloping'].index(self._background)
         fitOp = [o_el, o_bgd, o_w1, o_res]