diff --git a/lib/builder/builder.js b/lib/builder/builder.js
index 768e77d390..01e2145a00 100644
--- a/lib/builder/builder.js
+++ b/lib/builder/builder.js
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ const webpackDevMiddleware = require('webpack-dev-middleware')
 const webpackHotMiddleware = require('webpack-hot-middleware')
 const Debug = require('debug')
 const Glob = require('glob')
-const { r, wp, wChunk, createRoutes, parallel, relativeTo, waitFor } = require('../common/utils')
+const { r, wp, wChunk, createRoutes, parallel, relativeTo, waitFor, createSpinner } = require('../common/utils')
 const { Options } = require('../common')
 const clientWebpackConfig = require('./webpack/client.config.js')
 const serverWebpackConfig = require('./webpack/server.config.js')
 const upath = require('upath')
-const ORA = require('ora')
 
 const debug = Debug('nuxt:build')
 debug.color = 2 // Force green color
@@ -37,8 +36,7 @@ module.exports = class Builder {
     this.webpackHotMiddleware = null
     this.filesWatcher = null
     this.customFilesWatcher = null
-    this.spinner = new ORA()
-    this.spinner.color = 'green'
+    this.spinner = createSpinner()
 
     // Mute stats on dev
     this.webpackStats = this.options.dev ? false : this.options.build.stats
@@ -120,6 +118,8 @@ module.exports = class Builder {
       }
     }
 
+    this.spinner.succeed('Builder initialized')
+
     this.spinner.start(`Generating nuxt files...`)
 
     debug(`App root: ${this.options.srcDir}`)
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ module.exports = class Builder {
     // Generate routes and interpret the template files
     await this.generateRoutesAndFiles()
 
+    this.spinner.succeed('Nuxt files generated')
+
     this.spinner.start('Compiling...')
 
     // Start webpack build
diff --git a/lib/builder/generator.js b/lib/builder/generator.js
index 23fdc5246c..f01bd6522b 100644
--- a/lib/builder/generator.js
+++ b/lib/builder/generator.js
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash')
 const { resolve, join, dirname, sep } = require('path')
 const { minify } = require('html-minifier')
 const Chalk = require('chalk')
-const ORA = require('ora')
-const { printWarn } = require('../common/utils')
+const { printWarn, createSpinner } = require('../common/utils')
 
 const {
   isUrl,
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = class Generator {
       isUrl(this.options.build.publicPath) ? '' : this.options.build.publicPath
     )
 
-    this.spinner = new ORA()
+    this.spinner = createSpinner()
   }
 
   async generate({ build = true, init = true } = {}) {
diff --git a/lib/builder/webpack/base.config.js b/lib/builder/webpack/base.config.js
index 3d9fb63a7e..40747820b5 100644
--- a/lib/builder/webpack/base.config.js
+++ b/lib/builder/webpack/base.config.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ module.exports = function webpackBaseConfig({ name, isServer }) {
     config.plugins.push(new ProgressPlugin({
       spinner: this.spinner,
       name: isServer ? 'server' : 'client',
-      color: isServer ? 'orange' : 'green'
+      color: isServer ? 'green' : 'darkgreen'
     }))
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/common/utils.js b/lib/common/utils.js
index 2dfc163599..07a7507b65 100644
--- a/lib/common/utils.js
+++ b/lib/common/utils.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const { resolve, relative, sep } = require('path')
 const _ = require('lodash')
 const PrettyError = require('pretty-error')
 const Chalk = require('chalk')
+const ORA = require('ora')
 
 exports.pe = new PrettyError()
 
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ exports.fatalError = function () {
   process.exit(1)
 }
 
+exports.createSpinner = function () {
+  return new ORA({
+    color: 'green',
+    spinner: 'clock',
+    interval: 50
+  })
+}
+
 exports.encodeHtml = function encodeHtml(str) {
   return str.replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
 }