diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f1dd2099..d84de8567 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 BUG FIXES:
 
+* core: Won't panic when writing to a bad pipe. [GH-560]
 * common/uuid: Use cryptographically secure PRNG when generating
   UUIDs. [GH-552]
 
-
 ## 0.3.10 (October 20, 2013)
 
 FEATURES:
diff --git a/packer/ui.go b/packer/ui.go
index 3d82b281a..8ede82703 100644
--- a/packer/ui.go
+++ b/packer/ui.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (rw *BasicUi) Say(message string) {
 	log.Printf("ui: %s", message)
 	_, err := fmt.Fprint(rw.Writer, message+"\n")
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		log.Printf("[ERR] Failed to write to UI: %s", err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (rw *BasicUi) Message(message string) {
 	log.Printf("ui: %s", message)
 	_, err := fmt.Fprint(rw.Writer, message+"\n")
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		log.Printf("[ERR] Failed to write to UI: %s", err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (rw *BasicUi) Error(message string) {
 	log.Printf("ui error: %s", message)
 	_, err := fmt.Fprint(rw.Writer, message+"\n")
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		log.Printf("[ERR] Failed to write to UI: %s", err)
 	}
 }