diff --git a/check_progress.py b/check_progress.py
index 50b8357..21eaf1d 100644
--- a/check_progress.py
+++ b/check_progress.py
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ def check_progress():
         if has_a: stats["analysis"] += 1
         if has_v: stats["verified"] += 1
         
-        t_status = "✓" if has_t else " "
-        a_status = "✓" if has_a else " "
-        v_status = "✓" if has_v else " "
+        t_status = "[OK]" if has_t else "[..]"
+        a_status = "[OK]" if has_a else "[..]"
+        v_status = "[OK]" if has_v else "[..]"
         
         # Try to get title
         title = ""
diff --git a/verify_encoding.py b/verify_encoding.py
index ff0d983..08cc787 100644
--- a/verify_encoding.py
+++ b/verify_encoding.py
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ def verify_utf8(path: Path) -> tuple[int, int]:
     
     return (0, len(content))
 
-def main():
+def main(path: str = '.') -> int:
     import argparse
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Verify UTF-8 encoding in JSON files")
     parser.add_argument('path', nargs='?', default='.', help='Root directory to scan')
     args = parser.parse_args()
     
-    root = Path('.').resolve()
+    root = Path(args.path).resolve()
     print(f"Scanning {root} for JSON files...")
     
-    stats = {"files": 0, "errors": 0, "bytes": 0}
+    stats = {"files_checked": 0, "errors": 0, "total_bytes": 0}
     
-    for path in Path('.').rglob("*.json"):
+    for path in root.rglob("*.json"):
         if any(part.startswith('.') for part in path.parts):
             continue
         if path.name.startswith('.'):