diff --git a/src/ocrd_network/client.py b/src/ocrd_network/client.py
index 8ec8e541ea..c45aa3ecf3 100644
--- a/src/ocrd_network/client.py
+++ b/src/ocrd_network/client.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         server_addr_processing: Optional[str],
         timeout: int = config.OCRD_NETWORK_CLIENT_POLLING_TIMEOUT,
-        wait: int = config.OCRD_NETWORK_CLIENT_POLLING_SLEEP
+        wait: int = config.OCRD_NETWORK_CLIENT_POLLING_SLEEP,
+        print_output: bool = config.OCRD_NETWORK_CLIENT_POLLING_PRINT
     ):
         self.log = getLogger(f"ocrd_network.client")
         if not server_addr_processing:
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.polling_timeout = timeout
         self.polling_wait = wait
         self.polling_tries = int(timeout / wait)
+        self.polling_print_output = print_output
 
     def check_deployed_processors(self):
         return get_ps_deployed_processors(ps_server_host=self.server_addr_processing)
@@ -48,11 +50,13 @@ def check_workflow_status(self, workflow_job_id: str):
 
     def poll_job_status(self, job_id: str) -> str:
         return poll_job_status_till_timeout_fail_or_success(
-            ps_server_host=self.server_addr_processing, job_id=job_id, tries=self.polling_tries, wait=self.polling_wait)
+            ps_server_host=self.server_addr_processing, job_id=job_id, tries=self.polling_tries, wait=self.polling_wait,
+            print_output=self.polling_print_output)
 
     def poll_workflow_status(self, job_id: str) -> str:
         return poll_wf_status_till_timeout_fail_or_success(
-            ps_server_host=self.server_addr_processing, job_id=job_id, tries=self.polling_tries, wait=self.polling_wait)
+            ps_server_host=self.server_addr_processing, job_id=job_id, tries=self.polling_tries, wait=self.polling_wait,
+            print_output=self.polling_print_output)
 
     def send_processing_job_request(self, processor_name: str, req_params: dict) -> str:
         return post_ps_processing_request(
diff --git a/src/ocrd_network/client_utils.py b/src/ocrd_network/client_utils.py
index 9b924c16a4..3ebe8d3b87 100644
--- a/src/ocrd_network/client_utils.py
+++ b/src/ocrd_network/client_utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from .constants import JobState, NETWORK_PROTOCOLS
 
 
-def _poll_endpoint_status(ps_server_host: str, job_id: str, job_type: str, tries: int, wait: int):
+def _poll_endpoint_status(ps_server_host: str, job_id: str, job_type: str, tries: int, wait: int, print_output: bool):
     if job_type not in ["workflow", "processor"]:
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown job type '{job_type}', expected 'workflow' or 'processor'")
     job_state = JobState.unset
@@ -13,18 +13,22 @@ def _poll_endpoint_status(ps_server_host: str, job_id: str, job_type: str, tries
             job_state = get_ps_processing_job_status(ps_server_host, job_id)
         if job_type == "workflow":
             job_state = get_ps_workflow_job_status(ps_server_host, job_id)
+        if print_output:
+            print(f"State of the {job_type} job {job_id}: {job_state}")
         if job_state == JobState.success or job_state == JobState.failed:
             break
         tries -= 1
     return job_state
 
 
-def poll_job_status_till_timeout_fail_or_success(ps_server_host: str, job_id: str, tries: int, wait: int) -> JobState:
-    return _poll_endpoint_status(ps_server_host, job_id, "processor", tries, wait)
+def poll_job_status_till_timeout_fail_or_success(
+    ps_server_host: str, job_id: str, tries: int, wait: int, print_output: bool) -> JobState:
+    return _poll_endpoint_status(ps_server_host, job_id, "processor", tries, wait, print_output)
 
 
-def poll_wf_status_till_timeout_fail_or_success(ps_server_host: str, job_id: str, tries: int, wait: int) -> JobState:
-    return _poll_endpoint_status(ps_server_host, job_id, "workflow", tries, wait)
+def poll_wf_status_till_timeout_fail_or_success(
+    ps_server_host: str, job_id: str, tries: int, wait: int, print_output: bool) -> JobState:
+    return _poll_endpoint_status(ps_server_host, job_id, "workflow", tries, wait, print_output)
 
 
 def get_ps_deployed_processors(ps_server_host: str):
diff --git a/src/ocrd_utils/config.py b/src/ocrd_utils/config.py
index 4182456435..ab058c7830 100644
--- a/src/ocrd_utils/config.py
+++ b/src/ocrd_utils/config.py
@@ -160,13 +160,18 @@ def _ocrd_download_timeout_parser(val):
 config.add("OCRD_NETWORK_CLIENT_POLLING_SLEEP",
            description="How many seconds to sleep before trying again.",
            parser=int,
-           default=(True, 30))
+           default=(True, 10))
 
 config.add("OCRD_NETWORK_CLIENT_POLLING_TIMEOUT",
            description="Timeout for a blocking ocrd network client (in seconds).",
            parser=int,
            default=(True, 3600))
 
+config.add("OCRD_NETWORK_CLIENT_POLLING_PRINT",
+           description="Timeout for a blocking ocrd network client (in seconds).",
+           parser=bool,
+           default=(True, False))
+
 config.add("OCRD_NETWORK_SERVER_ADDR_WORKFLOW",
         description="Default address of Workflow Server to connect to (for `ocrd network client workflow`).",
         default=(True, ''))