diff --git a/external/class.cmake b/external/class.cmake
index 06c3635..f92d4b4 100644
--- a/external/class.cmake
+++ b/external/class.cmake
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
     class
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/ohahn/class_public.git
     GIT_TAG master
+    GIT_PROGRESS TRUE
+    USES_TERMINAL_DOWNLOAD TRUE   # <---- this is needed only for Ninja
 )
 
 FetchContent_GetProperties(class)
 if(NOT class_POPULATED)
+    set(FETCHCONTENT_QUIET OFF)
     FetchContent_Populate(class)
     add_subdirectory(${class_SOURCE_DIR} ${class_BINARY_DIR})
 endif()