diff --git a/crates/router/src/lib.rs b/crates/router/src/lib.rs
index bf6fe449..e60d4a9c 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ mod route;
 
 use files::Files;
 use route::{Route, RouteAffinity};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::time::{Instant};
 use wws_config::Config;
 
 /// Contains all registered routes
@@ -36,10 +37,18 @@ impl Routes {
 
         let files = Files::new(path, runtime_extensions, ignore_patterns);
 
+        let mut route_paths: Vec<PathBuf> = Vec::new();
         for entry in files.walk() {
-            routes.push(Route::new(path, entry.into_path(), &prefix, config));
+            route_paths.push(entry.into_path());
         }
 
+        println!("⏳ Loading workers from {} routes...", route_paths.len());
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        for route_path in route_paths {
+            routes.push(Route::new(path, route_path, &prefix, config));
+        }
+        println!("✅ Workers loaded in {:?}.", start.elapsed());
+
         Self { routes, prefix }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bd3651f3..4f748b9c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
         println!("⚙️  Loading routes from: {}", &args.path.display());
         let routes = Routes::new(&args.path, &args.prefix, args.ignore, &config);
-
-        println!("🗺  Detected {} routes:", routes.routes.len());
         for route in routes.routes.iter() {
             println!(
                 "    - http://{}:{}{}\n      => {}",