diff --git a/bin/cdist-object-run b/bin/cdist-object-run
index 3eb301f3..5224637e 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-object-run
+++ b/bin/cdist-object-run
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$__cdist_object_finished" ]; then
 
       while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
          __cdist_requirement="$1"; shift
-         echo "Resolving dependency $__cdist_requirement"
+         __cdist_echo info "Resolving dependency $__cdist_requirement"
          cdist-object-run "$__cdist_target_host" "$__cdist_requirement"
       done
    fi
diff --git a/bin/cdist-remote-explorer-run b/bin/cdist-remote-explorer-run
index cef91e0d..d95913ba 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-remote-explorer-run
+++ b/bin/cdist-remote-explorer-run
@@ -55,16 +55,14 @@ for explorer in "$__cdist_explorer_dir/"*; do
 
    if [ -f "$explorer" ]; then
       if [ ! -x "$explorer" ]; then
-         echo "Explorer \"$explorer\" exists, but is not executable." >&2
-         exit 1
+         __cdist_exit_err "Explorer \"$explorer\" exists, but is not executable."
       fi
 
       # Execute explorers and save results in remote destination directory
       "$explorer" > "${__cdist_my_out_dir}/$explorer_name"
    else
       if [ -e "$explorer" ]; then
-         echo "Explorer \"$explorer\" exists, but is not a file." >&2
-         exit 1
+         __cdist_exit_err "Explorer \"$explorer\" exists, but is not a file."
       fi
    fi
 done