diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dfec3064e..689780cd4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ func realMain() int {
 			logWriter = ioutil.Discard
 		}
 
+		// Disable logging here
+		log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
+
 		// We always send logs to a temporary file that we use in case
 		// there is a panic. Otherwise, we delete it.
 		logTempFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "packer-log")
@@ -74,13 +77,7 @@ func realMain() int {
 		go copyOutput(outR, doneCh)
 
 		// Enable checkpoint for panic reporting
-		config, err := loadConfig()
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Couldn't load config: %s", err)
-			return 1
-		}
-
-		if !config.DisableCheckpoint {
+		if config, _ := loadConfig(); config != nil && !config.DisableCheckpoint {
 			packer.CheckpointReporter.Enable(config.DisableCheckpointSignature)
 		}
 
diff --git a/packer/telemetry.go b/packer/telemetry.go
index 540406b48..25aaef013 100644
--- a/packer/telemetry.go
+++ b/packer/telemetry.go
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ type CheckpointTelemetry struct {
 func (c *CheckpointTelemetry) Enable(disableSignature bool) {
 	configDir, err := ConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[ERR] Checkpoint telemetry setup error: %s", err)
+		log.Printf("[WARN] (telemetry) setup error: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	signatureFile := ""
 	if disableSignature {
-		log.Printf("[INFO] Checkpoint telemetry signature disabled")
+		log.Printf("[INFO] (telemetry) Checkpoint signature disabled")
 	} else {
 		signatureFile = filepath.Join(configDir, "checkpoint_signature")
 	}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (c *CheckpointTelemetry) ReportPanic(m string) error {
 }
 
 func (c *CheckpointTelemetry) AddSpan(name, pluginType string) *TelemetrySpan {
-	log.Printf("[TELEMETRY] Starting %s %s", pluginType, name)
+	log.Printf("[INFO] (telemetry) Starting %s %s", pluginType, name)
 	ts := &TelemetrySpan{
 		Name:      name,
 		Type:      pluginType,
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ type TelemetrySpan struct {
 
 func (s *TelemetrySpan) End(err error) {
 	s.EndTime = time.Now().UTC()
-	log.Printf("[TELEMETRY] ending %s", s.Name)
+	log.Printf("[INFO] (telemetry) ending %s", s.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.Error = err.Error()
-		log.Printf("[TELEMETRY] ERROR: %s", err.Error())
+		log.Printf("[INFO] (telemetry) found error: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 }