diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a557b32fe..724f98f33 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -792,9 +792,7 @@ Command.prototype.opts = function() {
  */
 
 Command.prototype.missingArgument = function(name) {
-  console.error();
   console.error("error: missing required argument `%s'", name);
-  console.error();
   process.exit(1);
 };
 
@@ -807,13 +805,11 @@ Command.prototype.missingArgument = function(name) {
  */
 
 Command.prototype.optionMissingArgument = function(option, flag) {
-  console.error();
   if (flag) {
     console.error("error: option `%s' argument missing, got `%s'", option.flags, flag);
   } else {
     console.error("error: option `%s' argument missing", option.flags);
   }
-  console.error();
   process.exit(1);
 };
 
@@ -826,9 +822,7 @@ Command.prototype.optionMissingArgument = function(option, flag) {
 
 Command.prototype.unknownOption = function(flag) {
   if (this._allowUnknownOption) return;
-  console.error();
   console.error("error: unknown option `%s'", flag);
-  console.error();
   process.exit(1);
 };
 
@@ -840,9 +834,7 @@ Command.prototype.unknownOption = function(flag) {
  */
 
 Command.prototype.variadicArgNotLast = function(name) {
-  console.error();
   console.error("error: variadic arguments must be last `%s'", name);
-  console.error();
   process.exit(1);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/test.command.allowUnknownOption.js b/test/test.command.allowUnknownOption.js
index 7261dd95a..598d21d4d 100644
--- a/test/test.command.allowUnknownOption.js
+++ b/test/test.command.allowUnknownOption.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ program
   .option('-p, --pepper', 'add pepper');
 program.parse('node test -m'.split(' '));
 
-stubError.callCount.should.equal(3);
+stubError.callCount.should.equal(1);
 
 
 // test subcommand
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ program
   });
 program.parse('node test sub -m'.split(' '));
 
-stubError.callCount.should.equal(3);
+stubError.callCount.should.equal(1);
 stubExit.calledOnce.should.be.true();
 
 // command with `allowUnknownOption`
diff --git a/test/test.options.args.required.js b/test/test.options.args.required.js
index ba20e44b2..10eebc10b 100644
--- a/test/test.options.args.required.js
+++ b/test/test.options.args.required.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ console.error = function () {
 
 process.on('exit', function (code) {
   code.should.equal(1);
-  info.length.should.equal(3);
-  info[1].should.equal("error: option `-c, --cheese <type>' argument missing");
+  info.length.should.equal(1);
+  info[0].should.equal("error: option `-c, --cheese <type>' argument missing");
   process.exit(0)
 });
 
diff --git a/test/test.variadic.args.js b/test/test.variadic.args.js
index 11bf13bba..80bdad530 100644
--- a/test/test.variadic.args.js
+++ b/test/test.variadic.args.js
@@ -57,8 +57,4 @@ try {
 process.exit = oldProcessExit;
 console.error = oldConsoleError;
 
-[
-  '',
-  'error: variadic arguments must be last `variadicArg\'',
-  ''
-].join('\n').should.eql(errorMessage);
+'error: variadic arguments must be last `variadicArg\''.should.eql(errorMessage);