diff --git a/build/quick-flash.sh b/build/quick-flash.sh
index 352a23d6c..12a0d21fd 100755
--- a/build/quick-flash.sh
+++ b/build/quick-flash.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,42 @@ else
 	echo
 fi
 
+if ! which pv > /dev/null; then
+	>&2 echo 'This script would like to use `pv` to show a progress indicator, but it is not installed.'
+	if which apt-get > /dev/null; then
+		read -p "Install? [y/N]" -n 1 -r
+		echo
+		if [[ "$REPLY" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+			sudo apt-get install pv
+		fi
+	elif which pacman > /dev/null; then
+		read -p "Install? [y/N]" -n 1 -r
+		echo
+		if [[ "$REPLY" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+			sudo pacman -S pv
+		fi
+	else
+		>&2 echo 'This script does not recognize what package manager you have available on your system.'
+		>&2 echo 'Please go install the utility manually if you want progress reporting.'
+	fi
+fi
+
 if ! test -e /dev/disk/by-label/green; then
 	>&2 echo '`green` partition not found'
 	exit 1
 fi
+export TARGET_PARTITION=$(readlink -f /dev/disk/by-label/green)
+
+if [[ "$TARGET_PARTITION" =~ ^/dev/loop ]]; then
+	>&2 echo 'You are currently flashing onto a loop device.'
+	>&2 echo 'This is probably a mistake, and usually means you failed to detach a .img file.'
+	read -p "Continue anyway? [y/N]" -n 1 -r
+	if ! [[ "$REPLY" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        exit 1
+	else
+		echo
+	fi
+fi
 
 export SOURCE_DEVICE=$(sudo losetup --show -fP eos.img)
 sudo e2fsck -f ${SOURCE_DEVICE}p3
@@ -23,13 +55,19 @@ sudo resize2fs -M ${SOURCE_DEVICE}p3
 export BLOCK_INFO=$(sudo dumpe2fs ${SOURCE_DEVICE}p3)
 export BLOCK_COUNT=$(echo "$BLOCK_INFO" | grep "Block count:" | sed 's/Block count:\s\+//g')
 export BLOCK_SIZE=$(echo "$BLOCK_INFO" | grep "Block size:" | sed 's/Block size:\s\+//g')
-sudo dd if=${SOURCE_DEVICE}p3 of=/dev/disk/by-label/green count=$BLOCK_COUNT bs=$BLOCK_SIZE status=progress
+export FS_SIZE=$[$BLOCK_COUNT*$BLOCK_SIZE]
+echo "Flashing $FS_SIZE bytes to $TARGET_PARTITION"
+if which pv > /dev/null; then
+	sudo cat ${SOURCE_DEVICE}p3 | head -c $FS_SIZE | pv -s $FS_SIZE | sudo dd of=${TARGET_PARTITION} bs=1M iflag=fullblock oflag=direct 2>/dev/null
+else
+	sudo cat ${SOURCE_DEVICE}p3 | head -c $FS_SIZE | sudo dd of=${TARGET_PARTITION} bs=1M iflag=fullblock oflag=direct
+fi
 echo Verifying...
-export INPUT_HASH=$(sudo dd if=${SOURCE_DEVICE}p3 count=$BLOCK_COUNT bs=$BLOCK_SIZE | sha256sum)
-export OUTPUT_HASH=$(sudo dd if=/dev/disk/by-label/green count=$BLOCK_COUNT bs=$BLOCK_SIZE | sha256sum)
+export INPUT_HASH=$(sudo cat ${SOURCE_DEVICE}p3 | head -c $FS_SIZE | sha256sum)
+export OUTPUT_HASH=$(sudo cat ${TARGET_PARTITION} | head -c $FS_SIZE | sha256sum)
 sudo losetup -d ${SOURCE_DEVICE}
 if ! [[ "$INPUT_HASH" == "$OUTPUT_HASH" ]]; then
 	>&2 echo Verification Failed
 	exit 1
 fi
-echo Quick Flash Successfull
+echo "Verification Succeeded"