diff --git a/blackbox/Functions.py b/blackbox/Functions.py
index 933d790..b862159 100644
--- a/blackbox/Functions.py
+++ b/blackbox/Functions.py
@@ -2147,4 +2147,37 @@ def import_packages(self):
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error("Exception in import_packages(): %s" % e)
     finally:
-        self.pkg_err_queue.put(package_err)
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+        self.pkg_err_queue.put(package_err)
+
+def log_package_status(self):
+    logger.info("Logging package status")
+    packages_status_list = None
+    package_err = None
+    while True:
+        try:
+            time.sleep(0.2)
+            packages_status_list = self.pkg_status_queue.get()
+            package_err = self.pkg_err_queue.get()
+        finally:
+            self.pkg_status_queue.task_done()
+            self.pkg_err_queue.task_done()
+            with open(self.logfile, "w") as f:
+                f.write(
+                    "# This file was auto-generated by Sofirem on %s at %s\n"
+                    % (
+                        datetime.today().date(),
+                        datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S"),
+                    ),
+                )
+                if packages_status_list is not None:
+                    for package in packages_status_list:
+                        if package.split("->")[0].strip() in package_err:
+                            f.write("%s\n" % package)
+                            f.write(
+                                "\tERROR: %s\n"
+                                % package_err[package.split("->")[0].strip()]
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            f.write("%s\n" % package)
+            break
+