diff --git a/src/db/mod.rs b/src/db/mod.rs
index d5f59145..22ab19c5 100644
--- a/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -124,12 +124,10 @@ fn upgrade(db: &Connection, mut version: u16) -> Result<(), Error> {
 }
 
 pub async fn prune() -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let sql = include_str!("prune.sql");
     task::spawn_blocking(move || {
         let maybe_db = GLOBALS.db.blocking_lock();
         let db = maybe_db.as_ref().unwrap();
-        let mut stmt = db.prepare(sql)?;
-        stmt.execute(())?;
+        db.execute_batch(include_str!("prune.sql"))?;
         Ok::<(), Error>(())
     })
     .await??;
diff --git a/src/ui/settings.rs b/src/ui/settings.rs
index 6cc4bf12..fb670e1e 100644
--- a/src/ui/settings.rs
+++ b/src/ui/settings.rs
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ pub(super) fn update(app: &mut GossipUi, ctx: &Context, _frame: &mut eframe::Fra
         ui.add_space(12.0);
 
         if ui.button("Prune Database")
-            .on_hover_text("This will delete overridden events, events older than a week, and related data while keeping everything important. It make make Gossip somewhat unresponsive until it is complete.")
+            .on_hover_text("This will delete overridden events, events older than a week, and related data while keeping everything important. It can take MANY MINUTES to complete, and when complete there will be a status message indicating so. Also, because the database will be very busy, best not to use gossip while pruning, just wait.")
             .clicked() {
+                *GLOBALS.status_message.blocking_write() = "Pruning database, please wait (this takes a long time)...".to_owned();
+
                 let _ = GLOBALS.to_overlord.send(ToOverlordMessage::PruneDatabase);
             }