diff --git a/src/commands/auto-reload.ts b/src/commands/auto-reload.ts
index 210176089d..77ef3fdacb 100644
--- a/src/commands/auto-reload.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auto-reload.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export class AutoReloadCommand extends Command {
     })
 
     registerCleanupFunction("clearAutoReloadWatches", () => {
-      ctx.log.info({ msg: "Clearing autoreload watches" })
       watcher.end()
     })
 
diff --git a/src/commands/build.ts b/src/commands/build.ts
index 8a5d10ad63..6525854d3f 100644
--- a/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,13 @@ export class BuildCommand extends Command<typeof buildArguments, typeof buildOpt
 
     ctx.log.header({ emoji: "hammer", command: "build" })
 
-    return await ctx.processModules(modules, opts.watch, async (module) => {
+    const result = await ctx.processModules(modules, opts.watch, async (module) => {
       await ctx.addTask(new BuildTask(ctx, module, opts.force))
     })
+
+    ctx.log.info("")
+    ctx.log.header({ emoji: "heavy_check_mark", command: `Done!` })
+
+    return result
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/deploy.ts b/src/commands/deploy.ts
index bb8967f7ff..fed50f9cca 100644
--- a/src/commands/deploy.ts
+++ b/src/commands/deploy.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export class DeployCommand extends Command<typeof deployArgs, typeof deployOpts>
       return {}
     }
 
+    ctx.log.header({ emoji: "rocket", command: "Deploy" })
+
     // TODO: make this a task
     await ctx.configureEnvironment()
 
@@ -51,15 +53,18 @@ export class DeployCommand extends Command<typeof deployArgs, typeof deployOpts>
     const force = opts.force
     const forceBuild = opts["force-build"]
 
-    ctx.log.header({ emoji: "rocket", command: "Deploy" })
-
     const modules = Array.from(new Set(values(services).map(s => s.module)))
 
-    return ctx.processModules(modules, watch, async (module) => {
+    const result = ctx.processModules(modules, watch, async (module) => {
       const servicesToDeploy = values(await module.getServices()).filter(s => !!services[s.name])
       for (const service of servicesToDeploy) {
         await ctx.addTask(new DeployTask(ctx, service, force, forceBuild))
       }
     })
+
+    ctx.log.info("")
+    ctx.log.header({ emoji: "heavy_check_mark", command: `Done!` })
+
+    return result
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugin-context.ts b/src/plugin-context.ts
index 22730e57aa..591f3c554e 100644
--- a/src/plugin-context.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-context.ts
@@ -396,14 +396,14 @@ export function createPluginContext(garden: Garden): PluginContext {
       // TODO: should the prefix here be different or set explicitly per run?
       await watcher.watchModules(modules, "addTasksForAutoReload/",
         async (changedModule) => {
-          ctx.log.info({ msg: `files changed for module ${changedModule.name}` })
+          ctx.log.debug({ msg: `Files changed for module ${changedModule.name}` })
           await handleChanges(changedModule)
           logErrors(await ctx.processTasks())
         })
 
       registerCleanupFunction("clearAutoReloadWatches", () => {
-        ctx.log.info({ msg: "Clearing autoreload watches" })
         watcher.end()
+        ctx.log.info({ msg: "\nDone!" })
       })
 
       while (true) {
diff --git a/src/watch.ts b/src/watch.ts
index 705348525d..ce6b8f0e1a 100644
--- a/src/watch.ts
+++ b/src/watch.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export async function watchModules(
   const watcher = new FSWatcher(ctx.projectRoot)
   await watcher.watchModules(modules, "addTasksForAutoReload/",
     async (changedModule) => {
-      ctx.log.info({ msg: `files changed for module ${changedModule.name}` })
+      ctx.log.debug({ msg: `Files changed for module ${changedModule.name}` })
       await handleChanges(changedModule)
       await ctx.processTasks()
     })