diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/client/DaemonConnector.java b/client/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/client/DaemonConnector.java
index eda16477..1e80f4b0 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/client/DaemonConnector.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/client/DaemonConnector.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public class DaemonConnector {
         return null;
     }
 
-    public DaemonClientConnection connect(DaemonCompatibilitySpec constraint) {
+    public DaemonClientConnection connect(DaemonCompatibilitySpec constraint, Consumer<String> logger) {
         Map<Boolean, List<DaemonInfo>> idleBusy = registry.getAll().stream()
                 .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(di -> di.getState() == DaemonState.Idle));
 
@@ -116,11 +117,12 @@ public class DaemonConnector {
         }
 
         // No compatible daemons available - start a new daemon
-        handleStopEvents(idleDaemons, busyDaemons);
+        String message = handleStopEvents(idleDaemons, busyDaemons);
+        logger.accept(message);
         return startDaemon(constraint);
     }
 
-    private void handleStopEvents(Collection<DaemonInfo> idleDaemons, Collection<DaemonInfo> busyDaemons) {
+    private String handleStopEvents(Collection<DaemonInfo> idleDaemons, Collection<DaemonInfo> busyDaemons) {
         final List<DaemonStopEvent> stopEvents = registry.getStopEvents();
 
         // Clean up old stop events
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ public class DaemonConnector {
                     stopEvent.getUid(), stopEvent.getTimestamp(), stopEvent.getReason());
         }
 
-        System.out.println(generate(busyDaemons.size(), idleDaemons.size(), recentStopEvents.size()));
+        return generate(busyDaemons.size(), idleDaemons.size(), recentStopEvents.size());
     }
 
     public static String generate(final int numBusy, final int numIncompatible, final int numStopped) {
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/client/DefaultClient.java b/client/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/client/DefaultClient.java
index 432804fd..7b0d7dca 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/client/DefaultClient.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/client/DefaultClient.java
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ public class DefaultClient implements Client {
 
             final DaemonConnector connector = new DaemonConnector(layout, registry, buildProperties, new MessageSerializer());
             List<String> opts = new ArrayList<>();
-            DaemonClientConnection daemon = connector.connect(new DaemonCompatibilitySpec(javaHome, opts));
+            DaemonClientConnection daemon = connector.connect(new DaemonCompatibilitySpec(javaHome, opts),
+                    s -> output.accept(null, s));
 
             daemon.dispatch(new Message.BuildRequest(
                     args,
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/common/logging/TerminalOutput.java b/common/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/common/logging/TerminalOutput.java
index 14fe4832..42510105 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/common/logging/TerminalOutput.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/jboss/fuse/mvnd/common/logging/TerminalOutput.java
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ public class TerminalOutput implements ClientOutput {
                 asb.append("... (cores: ").append(String.valueOf(usedCores)).append(")")
                         .append(dstr).append(pstr);
                 lines.add(asb.toAttributedString());
-            } else {
-                lines.add(new AttributedString("Building..."));
             }
             int remLogLines = dispLines - projects.size();
             for (Project prj : projects.values()) {