diff --git a/lua/cp/pickers/init.lua b/lua/cp/pickers/init.lua
index a21da8a..add0532 100644
--- a/lua/cp/pickers/init.lua
+++ b/lua/cp/pickers/init.lua
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ local function get_contests_for_platform(platform)
     return contests
   end
 
+  local constants = require('cp.constants')
+  local platform_display_name = constants.PLATFORM_DISPLAY_NAMES[platform] or platform
+  logger.log(
+    ('Scraping %s for contests, this may take a few seconds...'):format(platform_display_name),
+    vim.log.levels.INFO
+  )
+
   local plugin_path = utils.get_plugin_path()
   local cmd = {
     'uv',
diff --git a/spec/scraper_spec.lua b/spec/scraper_spec.lua
index 0b1ceeb..67c1daa 100644
--- a/spec/scraper_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/scraper_spec.lua
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('cp.scrape', function()
 
   describe('system dependency checks', function()
     it('handles missing uv executable', function()
-      vim.fn.executable = function(_)
+      vim.fn.executable = function(cmd)
         return cmd == 'uv' and 0 or 1
       end
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('cp.scrape', function()
     end)
 
     it('handles python environment setup failure', function()
-      vim.system = function(_)
+      vim.system = function(cmd)
         if cmd[1] == 'ping' then
           return {
             wait = function()
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ describe('cp.scrape', function()
     end)
 
     it('handles network connectivity issues', function()
-      vim.system = function(_)
+      vim.system = function(cmd)
         if cmd[1] == 'ping' then
           return {
             wait = function()
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ describe('cp.scrape', function()
     end)
 
     it('handles subprocess execution failure', function()
-      vim.system = function(_)
+      vim.system = function(cmd)
         if cmd[1] == 'ping' then
           return {
             wait = function()
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('cp.scrape', function()
 
   describe('json parsing', function()
     it('handles invalid json output', function()
-      vim.system = function(_)
+      vim.system = function(cmd)
         if cmd[1] == 'ping' then
           return {
             wait = function()
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe('cp.scrape', function()
     end)
 
     it('handles scraper-reported failures', function()
-      vim.system = function(_)
+      vim.system = function(cmd)
         if cmd[1] == 'ping' then
           return {
             wait = function()