diff --git a/msfd b/msfd
index 9624b638ce..c2d21c1648 100755
--- a/msfd
+++ b/msfd
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ begin
 		exit(0) if Process.fork()
 	end
 rescue ::NotImplementedError
-	$stderr.puts "[*] Background mode is not available on this platform"
+	$stderr.puts "[-] Background mode is not available on this platform"
 end
 
 # Run the plugin instance in the foreground.
diff --git a/msfgui b/msfgui
index e209005e64..84edc4d95f 100755
--- a/msfgui
+++ b/msfgui
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ begin
 rescue ::Exception => e
 	$stderr.puts "[*] The msfgui interface requires the ruby-gtk2 and ruby-libglade2 packages"
 	$stderr.puts "[*] Dependencies include ruby-pango, ruby-glib2, ruby-gdkpixbuf2, and ruby-atk"
-	$stderr.puts "[*] Error: #{e.class} #{e}"
+	$stderr.puts "[-] Error: #{e.class} #{e}"
 	exit(0)
 end
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ begin
 		exit(0) if Process.fork()
 	end
 rescue ::NotImplementedError
-	$stderr.puts "[*] Background mode is not available on this platform"
+	$stderr.puts "[-] Background mode is not available on this platform"
 end
 
 class FakeOut
diff --git a/msfrpc b/msfrpc
index 8cc323944e..950ecb4f2c 100755
--- a/msfrpc
+++ b/msfrpc
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ arguments.parse(ARGV) { |opt, idx, val|
 
 
 if(not opts['ServerHost'])
-	$stderr.puts "[*] Error: a server IP must be specified (-a)"
+	$stderr.puts "[-] Error: a server IP must be specified (-a)"
 	$stderr.puts arguments.usage
 	exit(0)
 end
 
 if(not opts['Pass'])
-	$stderr.puts "[*] Error: a password must be specified (-P)"
+	$stderr.puts "[-] Error: a password must be specified (-P)"
 	$stderr.puts arguments.usage
 	exit(0)
 end
diff --git a/msfrpcd b/msfrpcd
index e22a36b6f0..ac1b49bab6 100755
--- a/msfrpcd
+++ b/msfrpcd
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ arguments.parse(ARGV) { |opt, idx, val|
 }
 
 if(not opts['Pass'])
-	$stderr.puts "[*] Error: a password must be specified (-P)"
+	$stderr.puts "[-] Error: a password must be specified (-P)"
 	exit(0)
 end
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ begin
 		exit(0) if Process.fork()
 	end
 rescue ::NotImplementedError
-	$stderr.puts "[*] Background mode is not available on this platform"
+	$stderr.puts "[-] Background mode is not available on this platform"
 end
 
 # Run the plugin instance in the foreground.