diff --git a/baas/dup_calls.js b/baas/dup_calls.js
index b304ad884e1dbc95cbb81f20492fbdc9e2415c60..522f47397492fdf54b4e39dfc16e427840e92053 100644
--- a/baas/dup_calls.js
+++ b/baas/dup_calls.js
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ function call_duplicity(mode, backup_set, force) {
 
     // call duplicity
     var wProcess = spawn(DUPLICITY_PATH, args);
+    $("html,body").animate(
+            {scrollTop: $("#msg").offset().top}, "slow");
 
     var output_str = "";
     function dup_call_out(data) {