diff --git a/go/base/context.go b/go/base/context.go
index ba0e025..01ed1d6 100644
--- a/go/base/context.go
+++ b/go/base/context.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ type MigrationContext struct {
 	isThrottled               bool
 	throttleReason            string
 	throttleMutex             *sync.Mutex
+	IsPostponingCutOver       int64
 
 	OriginalTableColumns             *sql.ColumnList
 	OriginalTableUniqueKeys          [](*sql.UniqueKey)
diff --git a/go/logic/migrator.go b/go/logic/migrator.go
index 86169c3..c4dea8c 100644
--- a/go/logic/migrator.go
+++ b/go/logic/migrator.go
@@ -381,12 +381,14 @@ func (this *Migrator) stopWritesAndCompleteMigration() (err error) {
 			}
 			if base.FileExists(this.migrationContext.PostponeCutOverFlagFile) {
 				// Throttle file defined and exists!
+				atomic.StoreInt64(&this.migrationContext.IsPostponingCutOver, 1)
 				log.Debugf("Postponing final table swap as flag file exists: %+v", this.migrationContext.PostponeCutOverFlagFile)
 				return true, nil
 			}
 			return false, nil
 		},
 	)
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&this.migrationContext.IsPostponingCutOver, 0)
 
 	if this.migrationContext.TestOnReplica {
 		return this.stopWritesAndCompleteMigrationOnReplica()
@@ -699,7 +701,9 @@ func (this *Migrator) printStatus(writers ...io.Writer) {
 
 	var etaSeconds float64 = math.MaxFloat64
 	eta := "N/A"
-	if isThrottled, throttleReason := this.migrationContext.IsThrottled(); isThrottled {
+	if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.migrationContext.IsPostponingCutOver) > 0 {
+		eta = "postponing cut-over"
+	} else if isThrottled, throttleReason := this.migrationContext.IsThrottled(); isThrottled {
 		eta = fmt.Sprintf("throttled, %s", throttleReason)
 	} else if progressPct > 100.0 {
 		eta = "Due"