diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DefaultClient.java b/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DefaultClient.java
index 503419a4..f4dabe47 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DefaultClient.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DefaultClient.java
@@ -250,7 +250,12 @@ public class DefaultClient implements Client {
                     .or(() -> Optional.ofNullable(parameters.mavenRepoLocal()).map(Path::toString));
             repo.ifPresent(r -> Environment.MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL.addCommandLineOption(args, r));
 
-            Environment.MVND_TERMINAL_WIDTH.addCommandLineOption(args, Integer.toString(output.getTerminalWidth()));
+            String width = Optional.ofNullable(Environment.MVND_TERMINAL_WIDTH.removeCommandLineOption(args))
+                    .orElseGet(() -> {
+                        int w = output.getTerminalWidth();
+                        return Integer.toString(w > 0 ? Math.max(w, 80) : 120);
+                    });
+            Environment.MVND_TERMINAL_WIDTH.addCommandLineOption(args, width);
 
             Path dir;
             if (Environment.MAVEN_FILE.hasCommandLineOption(args)) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/common/logging/TerminalOutput.java b/common/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/common/logging/TerminalOutput.java
index 39788640..5e99eecc 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/common/logging/TerminalOutput.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/common/logging/TerminalOutput.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.stream.Collector;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import org.fusesource.jansi.internal.CLibrary;
 import org.jline.terminal.Size;
 import org.jline.terminal.Terminal;
 import org.jline.terminal.TerminalBuilder;
@@ -147,7 +148,12 @@ public class TerminalOutput implements ClientOutput {
 
     public TerminalOutput(boolean noBuffering, int rollingWindowSize, Path logFile) throws IOException {
         this.start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        this.terminal = TerminalBuilder.terminal();
+        TerminalBuilder builder = TerminalBuilder.builder();
+        boolean outRedirected = CLibrary.isatty(0) == 1 && CLibrary.isatty(1) == 0;
+        if (outRedirected) {
+            builder.dumb(true);
+        }
+        this.terminal = builder.build();
         this.dumb = terminal.getType().startsWith("dumb");
         this.noBuffering = noBuffering;
         this.linesPerProject = rollingWindowSize;