diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/meta_pages/sitemap_resource.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/meta_pages/sitemap_resource.rb
index dcc1a798..9f7be06d 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/meta_pages/sitemap_resource.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/meta_pages/sitemap_resource.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'padrino-helpers'
+
 module Middleman
   module MetaPages
     # View class for a sitemap resource
diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more.rb
index cab776d8..cfb24c57 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ module Middleman
 
         begin
           # Setup default helpers
-          require 'padrino-helpers'
           require "middleman-more/core_extensions/default_helpers"
           Middleman::CoreExtensions::DefaultHelpers.new(app)
         rescue LoadError
+          $stderr.puts "Default helpers not installed: #{$!}"
         end
 
         require "i18n"
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ module Middleman
           require "middleman-more/core_extensions/compass"
           Middleman::CoreExtensions::Compass.new(app)
         rescue LoadError
+          $stderr.puts "Compass not installed: #{$!}"
         end
 
         ###
diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more/extensions/gzip.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more/extensions/gzip.rb
index 653ff7c7..d979c935 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more/extensions/gzip.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-more/extensions/gzip.rb
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ class Middleman::Extensions::Gzip < ::Middleman::Extension
 
     app.after_build do |builder|
       paths = ::Middleman::Util.all_files_under(self.class.inst.build_dir)
+      total_savings = 0
+
       paths.each do |path|
         next unless gzip_ext.options.exts.include? path.extname
 
         output_filename, old_size, new_size = gzip_ext.gzip_file(path.to_s)
 
         if output_filename
+          total_savings += (old_size - new_size)
           size_change_word = (old_size - new_size) > 0 ? 'smaller' : 'larger'
           old_locale = I18n.locale
           I18n.locale = :en # use the english localizations for printing out file sizes to make sure the localizations exist
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ class Middleman::Extensions::Gzip < ::Middleman::Extension
           I18n.locale = old_locale
         end
       end
+
+      builder.say_status :gzip, "Total gzip savings: #{number_to_human_size(total_savings)}", :blue
     end
   end