diff --git a/bin/background_indexer.py b/bin/background_indexer.py
index 7fe29ef2..0d3e4fe7 100755
--- a/bin/background_indexer.py
+++ b/bin/background_indexer.py
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import logging.config
 import os
 import shutil
 
-from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
-from lookyloo.default import AbstractManager, get_config, try_make_file
+from lookyloo.default import AbstractManager, get_config
 from lookyloo.exceptions import MissingUUID, NoValidHarFile
 from lookyloo.lookyloo import Lookyloo
 from lookyloo.helpers import is_locked
@@ -33,20 +32,20 @@ class BackgroundIndexer(AbstractManager):
         self.lookyloo.update_tree_cache_info(os.getpid(), self.script_name)
 
     def _build_missing_pickles(self):
+        self.logger.info('Build missing pickles...')
         for uuid_path in sorted(self.lookyloo.capture_dir.glob('**/uuid'), reverse=True):
-            if ((uuid_path.parent / 'tree.pickle.gz').exists()
-                    or (uuid_path.parent / 'tree.pickle').exists()
-                    or not list(uuid_path.parent.rglob('*.har.gz'))
-                    or not list(uuid_path.parent.rglob('*.har'))):
+            if ((uuid_path.parent / 'tree.pickle.gz').exists() or (uuid_path.parent / 'tree.pickle').exists()):
+                # We already have a pickle file
+                self.logger.debug(f'{uuid_path.parent} has a pickle.')
+                continue
+            elif not list(uuid_path.parent.rglob('*.har.gz')) and not list(uuid_path.parent.rglob('*.har')):
+                # No HAR file
+                self.logger.info(f'{uuid_path.parent} has no HAR file.')
                 continue
 
-            lock_file = uuid_path.parent / 'lock'
-            if try_make_file(lock_file):
-                # Lock created, we can process
-                with lock_file.open('w') as f:
-                    f.write(f"{datetime.now().isoformat()};{os.getpid()}")
-            elif is_locked(uuid_path.parent):
+            if is_locked(uuid_path.parent):
                 # it is really locked
+                self.logger.info(f'{uuid_path.parent} is locked, pickle generated by another process.')
                 continue
 
             with uuid_path.open() as f:
@@ -69,8 +68,10 @@ class BackgroundIndexer(AbstractManager):
                 # The capture is not working, moving it away.
                 self.lookyloo.redis.hdel('lookup_dirs', uuid)
                 shutil.move(str(uuid_path.parent), str(self.discarded_captures_dir / uuid_path.parent.name))
+        self.logger.info('... done.')
 
     def _check_indexes(self):
+        self.logger.info('Check indexes...')
         index_redis = self.lookyloo.indexing.redis
         for cache in self.lookyloo.sorted_capture_cache(cached_captures_only=False):
             if self.lookyloo.is_public_instance and cache.no_index:
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ class BackgroundIndexer(AbstractManager):
                 self.lookyloo.indexing.index_http_headers_hashes_capture(ct)
             # NOTE: categories aren't taken in account here, should be fixed(?)
             # see indexing.index_categories_capture(capture_uuid, categories)
+        self.logger.info('... done.')
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/lookyloo/helpers.py b/lookyloo/helpers.py
index 2dcff753..c165ae0c 100644
--- a/lookyloo/helpers.py
+++ b/lookyloo/helpers.py
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@ def is_locked(locked_dir_path: Path, /) -> bool:
                 time.sleep(1)
 
         ts, pid = content.split(';')
-        if pid == str(os.getpid()):
-            # Locked by the same PID, was locked by the indexer.
-            return False
         try:
             os.kill(int(pid), 0)
         except OSError:
@@ -267,6 +264,7 @@ def is_locked(locked_dir_path: Path, /) -> bool:
         return False
 
     # The lockfile is here for a good reason.
+    logger.info(f'Directory locked by {pid}.')
     return True