diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/logger.js b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/logger.js
index c0afeea1d6..b154a302b0 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/logger.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/logger.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ const stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi')
 const readline = require('readline')
 const EventEmitter = require('events')
 
+const { stopSpinner } = require('./spinner')
+
 exports.events = new EventEmitter()
 
 function _log (type, tag, message) {
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ exports.warn = (msg, tag = null) => {
 }
 
 exports.error = (msg, tag = null) => {
+  stopSpinner()
   console.error(format(chalk.bgRed(' ERROR ') + (tag ? chalkTag(tag) : ''), chalk.red(msg)))
   _log('error', tag, msg)
   if (msg instanceof Error) {
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/spinner.js b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/spinner.js
index b8e5abdd0d..979657cfd7 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/spinner.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-shared-utils/lib/spinner.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ exports.logWithSpinner = (symbol, msg) => {
 }
 
 exports.stopSpinner = (persist) => {
+  if (!spinner.isSpinning) {
+    return
+  }
+
   if (lastMsg && persist !== false) {
     spinner.stopAndPersist({
       symbol: lastMsg.symbol,
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/ProjectPackageManager.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/ProjectPackageManager.js
index a5063f494a..fbc0435c6d 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/ProjectPackageManager.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/util/ProjectPackageManager.js
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ class PackageManager {
     const url = `${registry.replace(/\/$/g, '')}/${packageName}`
     try {
       metadata = (await request.get(url, { headers })).body
+      if (metadata.error) {
+        throw new Error(metadata.error)
+      }
       metadataCache.set(metadataKey, metadata)
       return metadata
     } catch (e) {