diff --git a/tools/build-checkpoints b/tools/build-checkpoints
index 0d61c8357..f09f02536 100755
--- a/tools/build-checkpoints
+++ b/tools/build-checkpoints
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 set -e
 args="$@"
-gradle -q --no-daemon build_checkpoints "-PappArgs=$args"
+gradle -q --no-daemon --console=plain build_checkpoints "-PappArgs=$args"
diff --git a/tools/wallet-tool b/tools/wallet-tool
index bed7cdea3..c2706dca7 100755
--- a/tools/wallet-tool
+++ b/tools/wallet-tool
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 set -e
 args="$@"
-gradle -q --no-daemon wallet_tool "-PappArgs=$args"
+gradle -q --no-daemon --console=plain wallet_tool "-PappArgs=$args"