diff --git a/artifact/artifact.go b/artifact/artifact.go
index 61d149d..16eecfb 100644
--- a/artifact/artifact.go
+++ b/artifact/artifact.go
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ func (ka Artifact) Process(slog zerolog.Logger, ki distro.KernelInfo,
 		slog.Debug().Str("duration", time.Since(start).String()).
 			Msg("build done")
 		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error().Err(err).Msg("build")
+			slog.Error().Err(err).Msgf("build failure\n%v\n", result.Build.Output)
 			return
 		} else {
-			slog.Info().Err(err).Msg("build success")
+			slog.Info().Msgf("build success\n%v\n", result.Build.Output)
 		}
 		result.Build.Ok = true
 	} else {
@@ -398,11 +398,26 @@ func (ka Artifact) Process(slog zerolog.Logger, ki distro.KernelInfo,
 		return
 	}
 
+	var qemuTestOutput string
+	q.SetOutputHandler(func(s string) {
+		qemuTestOutput += s + "\n"
+	})
+
 	start := time.Now()
 	copyArtifactAndTest(slog, q, ka, &result, remoteTest)
 	slog.Debug().Str("duration", time.Since(start).String()).
 		Msgf("test completed (success: %v)", result.Test.Ok)
 
+	if result.Build.Ok {
+		if !result.Run.Ok || !result.Test.Ok {
+			slog.Error().Msgf("qemu output\n%v\n", qemuTestOutput)
+		} else {
+			slog.Info().Msgf("qemu output\n%v\n", qemuTestOutput)
+		}
+	}
+
+	q.CloseOutputHandler()
+
 	if !endless {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/container/container.go b/container/container.go
index af45bc9..9e9d119 100644
--- a/container/container.go
+++ b/container/container.go
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ func (c Container) Run(workdir string, cmds []string) (out string, err error) {
 
 	err = cmd.Wait()
 	if err != nil {
-		flog.Error().Msg(out)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/qemu/qemu-kernel.go b/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
index 59218b9..cd65b4c 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ type System struct {
 
 	Stdout, Stderr string
 
+	output struct {
+		listener chan string
+		mu       sync.Mutex
+	}
+
 	// accessible after qemu is closed
 	exitErr error
 
@@ -138,6 +143,41 @@ func NewSystem(arch arch, kernel Kernel, drivePath string) (q *System, err error
 	return
 }
 
+// q.SetOutputHandler(func(s string) { fmt.Println(s) })
+// defer q.CloseOutputHandler()
+func (q *System) SetOutputHandler(handler func(s string)) {
+	q.output.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.output.mu.Unlock()
+
+	q.output.listener = make(chan string)
+
+	go func(l chan string) {
+		for m := range l {
+			handler(m)
+		}
+	}(q.output.listener)
+}
+
+func (q *System) CloseOutputHandler() {
+	q.output.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.output.mu.Unlock()
+
+	close(q.output.listener)
+	q.output.listener = nil
+}
+
+func (q *System) handleOutput(m string) {
+	if q.output.listener == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	q.output.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.output.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if q.output.listener != nil {
+		q.output.listener <- m
+	}
+}
+
 func (q *System) SetSSHAddrPort(addr string, port int) (err error) {
 	// TODO validate
 	q.SSH.AddrPort = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", addr, port)
@@ -313,6 +353,7 @@ func (q *System) Start() (err error) {
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(q.pipe.stdout)
 		for scanner.Scan() {
 			m := scanner.Text()
+			q.handleOutput(m)
 			q.Stdout += m + "\n"
 			q.Log.Trace().Str("stdout", m).Msg("qemu")
 			go q.checkOopsPanic(m)
@@ -323,6 +364,7 @@ func (q *System) Start() (err error) {
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(q.pipe.stderr)
 		for scanner.Scan() {
 			m := scanner.Text()
+			q.handleOutput(m)
 			q.Stderr += m + "\n"
 			q.Log.Trace().Str("stderr", m).Msg("qemu")
 		}