diff --git a/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go b/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
index c976dcb..1171a65 100644
--- a/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
+++ b/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@
 func main() {
 	stdio := terminal.StdioImpl{}
 
-	log := logger.New(stdio.Stdout())
+	output := terminal.NewStatusOutput(stdio.Stdout(), "",
+		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD"))
+
+	log := logger.New(output)
 	defer log.Cleanup()
 
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -171,8 +174,7 @@
 
 	stat := &status.Status{}
 	defer stat.Finish()
-	stat.AddOutput(terminal.NewStatusOutput(stdio.Stdout(), "",
-		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD")))
+	stat.AddOutput(output)
 
 	var failures failureCount
 	stat.AddOutput(&failures)
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@
 		Context: ctx,
 		Logger:  log,
 		Tracer:  trace,
-		Writer:  stdio.Stdout(),
+		Writer:  output,
 		Status:  stat,
 	}}
 
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@
 	} else if failures > 1 {
 		log.Fatalf("%d failures", failures)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintln(stdio.Stdout(), "Success")
+		fmt.Fprintln(output, "Success")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -465,3 +467,8 @@
 }
 
 func (f *failureCount) Flush() {}
+
+func (f *failureCount) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// discard writes
+	return len(p), nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/soong_ui/main.go b/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
index 58d8d34..f5276c3 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	log := logger.New(c.stdio().Stdout())
+	output := terminal.NewStatusOutput(c.stdio().Stdout(), os.Getenv("NINJA_STATUS"),
+		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD"))
+
+	log := logger.New(output)
 	defer log.Cleanup()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -122,8 +125,7 @@
 
 	stat := &status.Status{}
 	defer stat.Finish()
-	stat.AddOutput(terminal.NewStatusOutput(c.stdio().Stdout(), os.Getenv("NINJA_STATUS"),
-		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD")))
+	stat.AddOutput(output)
 	stat.AddOutput(trace.StatusTracer())
 
 	build.SetupSignals(log, cancel, func() {
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@
 		Logger:  log,
 		Metrics: met,
 		Tracer:  trace,
-		Writer:  c.stdio().Stdout(),
+		Writer:  output,
 		Status:  stat,
 	}}