diff --git a/plugins/apps/internal-functions b/plugins/apps/internal-functions
index fb2def2d4..5f92c2439 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/apps/internal-functions
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ cmd-apps-report-single() {
       if [[ "$use_echo" ]]; then
         echo "not deployed"
       else
-        dokku_log_exit "not deployed"
+        dokku_log_exit_quiet "not deployed"
       fi
     fi
   else
diff --git a/plugins/apps/subcommands/exists b/plugins/apps/subcommands/exists
index 608a6d9c0..b5cbb4108 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/subcommands/exists
+++ b/plugins/apps/subcommands/exists
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ apps_exists_cmd() {
   if ! apps_exists "$APP"; then
     dokku_log_fail "App does not exist"
   fi
-  dokku_log_info1 "App already exists"
+  dokku_log_info1 "App exists"
 }
 
 apps_exists_cmd "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 2cb56ca93..592cc2e9c 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ dokku_log_exit_quiet() {
 
 dokku_log_exit() {
   declare desc="log exit formatter"
-  if [[ -z "$DOKKU_QUIET_OUTPUT" ]]; then
-    echo "$@" 1>&2
-  fi
+  echo "$@" 1>&2
   exit 0
 }
 
@@ -150,6 +148,11 @@ dokku_log_fail() {
   exit 1
 }
 
+dokku_log_stderr() {
+  declare desc="log stderr formatter"
+  echo "$@" 1>&2
+}
+
 dokku_log_event() {
   declare desc="log dokku events"
   logger -t dokku-event -i -- "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/common/log.go b/plugins/common/log.go
index 68f130ba0..e60e912c4 100644
--- a/plugins/common/log.go
+++ b/plugins/common/log.go
@@ -54,3 +54,8 @@ func LogVerboseQuiet(text string) {
 func LogWarn(text string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, fmt.Sprintf(" !     %s", text))
 }
+
+// LogStderr is the stderr log formatter
+func LogStderr(text string) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, text)
+}