diff --git a/zsh/.aliases b/zsh/.aliases
index a0e16da..850ed60 100644
--- a/zsh/.aliases
+++ b/zsh/.aliases
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ alias urlencode='python -c "import sys, urllib as ul; print ul.quote_plus(sys.ar
 alias ding="tput bel"
 
 # Backs files up using rsync, not preserving linux perms (for external drives)
-alias backup="rsync -vrltD --progress"
+alias backup="rsync -vrltD --progress --stats"
 # Intuitive map function
 # For example, to list all directories that contain a certain file:
 # find . -name .gitattributes | map dirname