diff --git a/p4SyncMissingFiles.py b/p4SyncMissingFiles.py
index f317737..3863dd2 100644
--- a/p4SyncMissingFiles.py
+++ b/p4SyncMissingFiles.py
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ def main( args ):
                 return False
             def sync( data ):
                 if data is not None and not os.path.exists( data ):
-                    try_call_process( "p4 sync -f " + data )
+                    subprocess.check_output( "p4 sync -f \"" + data + "\"", shell=False, cwd=None )
                     if not options.quiet:
-                        c.write( " Synced " + data )
+                        c.write( "  Synced " + os.path.relpath( data, directory ) )
                 return True
 
             commands = {
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ def main( args ):
                     action = normpath( line[ len( headAction_tag ) : ].strip( ) )
                     if not any(action == a for a in rejected_actions):
                         if options.verbose:
-                            c.write( " Checking " + os.path.relpath( local_path, directory ) )
+                            c.write( "  Checking " + os.path.relpath( local_path, directory ) )
+                        # TODO: directories should be batched and synced in parallel
                         queue.put( ( WRK.SYNC, local_path ) )
 
                 if line.startswith( clientFile_tag ):