diff --git a/ui/terminal/status.go b/ui/terminal/status.go
index 5719456..c8eb382 100644
--- a/ui/terminal/status.go
+++ b/ui/terminal/status.go
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 }
 
 func (s *statusOutput) Message(level status.MsgLevel, message string) {
-	if level > status.StatusLvl {
+	if level >= status.ErrorLvl {
+		s.writer.Print(fmt.Sprintf("FAILED: %s", message))
+	} else if level > status.StatusLvl {
 		s.writer.Print(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", level.Prefix(), message))
 	} else if level == status.StatusLvl {
 		s.writer.StatusLine(message)
diff --git a/ui/terminal/writer.go b/ui/terminal/writer.go
index dd32226..351c00c 100644
--- a/ui/terminal/writer.go
+++ b/ui/terminal/writer.go
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
 	}
 
 	if term, ok := os.LookupEnv("TERM"); ok && term != "dumb" {
-		w.stripEscapes = !isTerminal(stdio.Stderr())
-		w.smartTerminal = isTerminal(stdio.Stdout()) && !w.stripEscapes
+		w.smartTerminal = isTerminal(stdio.Stdout())
+		w.stripEscapes = !w.smartTerminal
 	}
 
 	return w
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@
 		fmt.Fprint(w.stdio.Stdout(), "\r", "\x1b[K")
 		w.haveBlankLine = true
 	}
-	fmt.Fprint(w.stdio.Stderr(), str)
+	fmt.Fprint(w.stdio.Stdout(), str)
 	if len(str) == 0 || str[len(str)-1] != '\n' {
-		fmt.Fprint(w.stdio.Stderr(), "\n")
+		fmt.Fprint(w.stdio.Stdout(), "\n")
 	}
 }