diff --git a/api/dataimport/for-trigger.go b/api/dataimport/for-trigger.go
index af1d0419..878e5b2e 100644
--- a/api/dataimport/for-trigger.go
+++ b/api/dataimport/for-trigger.go
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ package dataimport
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/pixlise/core/v3/api/dataimport/internal/datasetArchive"
+	"github.com/pixlise/core/v3/api/job"
 	"github.com/pixlise/core/v3/core/fileaccess"
 	"github.com/pixlise/core/v3/core/logger"
+	"github.com/pixlise/core/v3/core/timestamper"
 	protos "github.com/pixlise/core/v3/generated-protos"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
 )
@@ -53,7 +56,13 @@ func ImportForTrigger(
 	db *mongo.Database,
 	log logger.ILogger,
 	remoteFS fileaccess.FileAccess) (ImportResult, error) {
-	sourceBucket, sourceFilePath, datasetID, _, err := decodeImportTrigger(triggerMessage)
+	sourceBucket, sourceFilePath, datasetID, jobId, err := decodeImportTrigger(triggerMessage)
+
+	// Report a status so API/users can track what's going on already
+	logId := os.Getenv("AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_GROUP_NAME") + "/" + os.Getenv("AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_STREAM_NAME ")
+
+	ts := timestamper.UnixTimeNowStamper{}
+	job.UpdateJob(jobId, protos.JobStatus_STARTING, "Starting importer", logId, db, &ts, log)
 
 	result := ImportResult{
 		WorkingDir:   "",
@@ -114,13 +123,18 @@ func ImportForTrigger(
 		return result, err
 	}
 
+	job.UpdateJob(jobId, protos.JobStatus_RUNNING, "Importing Files", logId, db, &ts, log)
+
 	importedSummary := &protos.ScanItem{}
 	result.WorkingDir, importedSummary, result.WhatChanged, result.IsUpdate, err = ImportDataset(localFS, remoteFS, configBucket, manualBucket, datasetBucket, db, datasetID, log, archived)
 	result.DatasetID = importedSummary.Id
 	result.DatasetTitle = importedSummary.Title
 
 	if err != nil {
+		job.UpdateJob(jobId, protos.JobStatus_ERROR, err.Error(), logId, db, &ts, log)
 		log.Errorf("%v", err)
+	} else {
+		job.UpdateJob(jobId, protos.JobStatus_COMPLETE, "Imported successfully", logId, db, &ts, log)
 	}
 
 	// NOTE: We are now passing this responsibility to the caller, because we're very trusting... And they may want
diff --git a/api/dataimport/reprocess.go b/api/dataimport/reprocess.go
index 37e2d74f..77fc7349 100644
--- a/api/dataimport/reprocess.go
+++ b/api/dataimport/reprocess.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type datasetReprocessSNSRequest struct {
 }
 
 // Decoding trigger message
-// Returns: sourceBucket (optional), sourceFilePath (optional), datasetID, logID
+// Returns: sourceBucket (optional), sourceFilePath (optional), datasetID, jobId
 func decodeImportTrigger(triggerMessageBody []byte) (string, string, string, string, error) {
 	datasetID := ""
 
diff --git a/api/job/jobWatcher.go b/api/job/jobWatcher.go
index b75305ec..d2abd0b4 100644
--- a/api/job/jobWatcher.go
+++ b/api/job/jobWatcher.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func AddJob(jobTimeoutSec uint32, db *mongo.Database, idgen idgen.IDGenerator, t
 	activeJobs[jobId] = true
 
 	// Start a thread to watch this job
-	go watchJob(jobId, now, watchUntilUnixSec, db, logger, sendUpdate)
+	go watchJob(jobId, now, watchUntilUnixSec, db, logger, ts, sendUpdate)
 
 	return jobId, nil
 }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func CompleteJob(jobId string, success bool, message string, outputFilePath stri
 	return nil
 }
 
-func watchJob(jobId string, nowUnixSec uint32, watchUntilUnixSec uint32, db *mongo.Database, logger logger.ILogger, sendUpdate func(*protos.JobStatus)) {
+func watchJob(jobId string, nowUnixSec uint32, watchUntilUnixSec uint32, db *mongo.Database, logger logger.ILogger, ts timestamper.ITimeStamper, sendUpdate func(*protos.JobStatus)) {
 	logger.Infof(">> Start watching job: %v...", jobId)
 
 	// Check the DB for updates periodically until watchUntilUnixSec at which point if the job isn't
@@ -182,4 +182,12 @@ func watchJob(jobId string, nowUnixSec uint32, watchUntilUnixSec uint32, db *mon
 	}
 
 	logger.Errorf(">> Stop watching TIMED-OUT job: %v", jobId)
+	sendUpdate(&protos.JobStatus{
+		JobId:          jobId,
+		Status:         protos.JobStatus_ERROR,
+		Message:        "Timed out while waiting for status",
+		EndUnixTimeSec: uint32(ts.GetTimeNowSec()),
+		OutputFilePath: "",
+		OtherLogFiles:  []string{},
+	})
 }