diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 46b165d..07a5a07 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     <p><strong>your quest must be connected to wifi during this process.</strong></p>
     <button id="go" onclick="enableADB()">enable adb</button>
     <p id="nobt" style="display: none"></p>
-    <p id="status"></p>
+    <pre id="status" style="max-height:200px;overflow-y:auto;white-space:pre-wrap"></pre>
     <a href="https://github.com/owenthepuppy/notaquest/issues">report an issue here</a><br />
     <a href="https://gitea.owendeed.com/Toasterkitten/notaquest">view the source here</a><br />
     <a href="https://owenfeldman.com">a project by owenfeldman.com</a>
@@ -222,7 +222,9 @@
     var WRITE_UUID = "7a442881-509c-47fa-ac02-b06a37d9eb76";
 
     function status(msg) {
-      document.getElementById("status").textContent = msg;
+      var el = document.getElementById("status");
+      el.textContent += msg + "\n";
+      el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight;
     }
 
     function showQR() {