diff --git a/components/engine/api/client/node/accept.go b/components/engine/api/client/node/accept.go
index ae672ffe90..d024cd8c64 100644
--- a/components/engine/api/client/node/accept.go
+++ b/components/engine/api/client/node/accept.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func runAccept(dockerCli *client.DockerCli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, args []string)
 		}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		fmt.Println(id, "attempting to accept a node in the swarm.")
+		fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Node %s accepted in the swarm.", id)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/components/engine/api/client/node/demote.go b/components/engine/api/client/node/demote.go
index 25f2073ee6..ed794afe10 100644
--- a/components/engine/api/client/node/demote.go
+++ b/components/engine/api/client/node/demote.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func runDemote(dockerCli *client.DockerCli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, args []string)
 		}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		fmt.Println(id, "attempting to demote a manager in the swarm.")
+		fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Manager %s demoted in the swarm.", id)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/components/engine/api/client/node/promote.go b/components/engine/api/client/node/promote.go
index 858b36a8c7..8c69521437 100644
--- a/components/engine/api/client/node/promote.go
+++ b/components/engine/api/client/node/promote.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func runPromote(dockerCli *client.DockerCli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, args []string
 		}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		fmt.Println(id, "attempting to promote a node to a manager in the swarm.")
+		fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Node %s promoted to a manager in the swarm.", id)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/components/engine/api/client/node/update.go b/components/engine/api/client/node/update.go
index 64cde8ea56..d18a4abdd0 100644
--- a/components/engine/api/client/node/update.go
+++ b/components/engine/api/client/node/update.go
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ func newUpdateCommand(dockerCli *client.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Update a node",
 		Args:  cli.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return runUpdate(dockerCli, args[0], mergeNodeUpdate(flags))
+			if err := runUpdate(dockerCli, args[0], mergeNodeUpdate(flags)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintln(dockerCli.Out(), args[0])
+			return nil
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -47,7 +51,6 @@ func runUpdate(dockerCli *client.DockerCli, nodeID string, mergeNode func(node *
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "%s\n", nodeID)
 	return nil
 }