diff --git a/scripts/fixtures.bat b/scripts/fixtures.bat
index 26d1013..2c6b034 100644
--- a/scripts/fixtures.bat
+++ b/scripts/fixtures.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 @echo off
-venv\Scripts\activate
 
 python manage.py migrate
 
diff --git a/scripts/fixtures.sh b/scripts/fixtures.sh
index 051d6e9..602df4f 100755
--- a/scripts/fixtures.sh
+++ b/scripts/fixtures.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-source venv/bin/activate
-
+echo migrating
 python manage.py migrate
 
+echo installing departments
 python manage.py loaddata apps/fixtures/authentication/department.json
+
+echo installing default users
 python manage.py loaddata apps/fixtures/authentication/defaultuser.json
 
+echo installing ticket priorities
 python manage.py loaddata apps/fixtures/home/ticketpriority.json
+
+echo installing ticket tags
 python manage.py loaddata apps/fixtures/home/tickettag.json
+
+echo installing default tickets
 python manage.py loaddata apps/fixtures/home/defaulttickets.json
+
+echo all done!
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