diff --git a/src/compiler/compile_rust_code.ts b/src/compiler/compile_rust_code.ts
index 02f58dceb8..a3a90f5b1c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile_rust_code.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile_rust_code.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { execSync, IOType } from 'child_process';
+import { IOType } from 'child_process';
+
+import { execSyncPretty } from './utils/exec_sync_pretty';
 
 export function compileRustCode(
     dockerContainerName: string,
@@ -18,47 +20,47 @@ function compileRustCodeWithPodman(
     canisterName: string,
     stdio: IOType
 ) {
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman exec ${dockerContainerName} rm -rf /.azle/${canisterName}`,
-        { stdio }
+        stdio
     );
 
-    execSync(`podman exec ${dockerContainerName} mkdir -p /.azle`, {
-        stdio
-    });
+    execSyncPretty(`podman exec ${dockerContainerName} mkdir -p /.azle`, stdio);
 
-    execSync(`podman exec ${dockerContainerName} mkdir -p /global_target_dir`, {
+    execSyncPretty(
+        `podman exec ${dockerContainerName} mkdir -p /global_target_dir`,
         stdio
-    });
+    );
 
-    execSync(`podman cp .azle/${canisterName} ${dockerContainerName}:/.azle`, {
+    execSyncPretty(
+        `podman cp .azle/${canisterName} ${dockerContainerName}:/.azle`,
         stdio
-    });
+    );
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman exec -w /.azle/${canisterName} ${dockerContainerName} env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/global_target_dir cargo build --target wasm32-wasi --manifest-path canister/Cargo.toml --release`,
-        { stdio }
+        stdio
     );
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman exec -w /.azle/${canisterName} ${dockerContainerName} wasi2ic /global_target_dir/wasm32-wasi/release/canister.wasm /global_target_dir/wasm32-wasi/release/canister.wasm`,
-        { stdio }
+        stdio
     );
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman cp ${dockerContainerName}:/global_target_dir/wasm32-wasi/release/canister.wasm .azle/${canisterName}/${canisterName}.wasm`,
-        { stdio }
+        stdio
     );
 }
 
 function compileRustCodeNatively(canisterName: string, stdio: IOType) {
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=target cargo build --target wasm32-wasi --manifest-path .azle/${canisterName}/canister/Cargo.toml --release`,
-        { stdio }
+        stdio
     );
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `wasi2ic target/wasm32-wasi/release/canister.wasm .azle/${canisterName}/${canisterName}.wasm`,
-        { stdio }
+        stdio
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/file_watcher/setup_file_watcher.ts b/src/compiler/file_watcher/setup_file_watcher.ts
index 1f16aa783b..7a5b5d8de9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/file_watcher/setup_file_watcher.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/file_watcher/setup_file_watcher.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { execSync, spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
+import { execSyncPretty } from '../utils/exec_sync_pretty';
+
 export function setupFileWatcher(
     reloadedJsPath: string,
     canisterId: string,
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ export function setupFileWatcher(
         // TODO should we figure out why the || true
         // TODO does not result in a 0 exit code
         // TODO and look into removing the try catch?
-        execSync(`pkill -f ./file_watcher_loader.js || true`);
+        execSyncPretty(`pkill -f ./file_watcher_loader.js || true`);
     } catch (error) {
         // For some reason pkill throws even with || true
     }
diff --git a/src/compiler/get_names.ts b/src/compiler/get_names.ts
index 5d0f93e9ef..567d8a1a6c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/get_names.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/get_names.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { createHash } from 'crypto';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { hashOfDirectory } from 'hash-of-directory';
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ import {
     getStdIoType,
     unwrap
 } from './utils';
+import { execSyncPretty } from './utils/exec_sync_pretty';
 import { GLOBAL_AZLE_CONFIG_DIR } from './utils/global_paths';
 import { JSCanisterConfig } from './utils/types';
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export async function getNamesBeforeCli() {
         wasmedgeQuickJsName
     );
 
-    const replicaWebServerPort = execSync(`dfx info webserver-port`)
+    const replicaWebServerPort = execSyncPretty(`dfx info webserver-port`)
         .toString()
         .trim();
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/handle_cli.ts b/src/compiler/handle_cli.ts
index a23c074970..a9aae86f0d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/handle_cli.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/handle_cli.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { execSync, IOType } from 'child_process';
+import { IOType } from 'child_process';
 import { rmSync } from 'fs';
 
 import { version as azleVersion } from '../../package.json';
 import { uploadFiles } from './file_uploader';
 import { getFilesToUpload } from './file_uploader/get_files_to_upload';
 import { generateNewAzleProject } from './new_command';
+import { execSyncPretty } from './utils/exec_sync_pretty';
 import { GLOBAL_AZLE_CONFIG_DIR } from './utils/global_paths';
 
 export function handleCli(
@@ -53,9 +54,7 @@ function handleCommandNew() {
 }
 
 function handleCommandDockerfileHash(dockerfileHash: string) {
-    execSync(`echo -n "${dockerfileHash}"`, {
-        stdio: 'inherit'
-    });
+    execSyncPretty(`echo -n "${dockerfileHash}"`, 'inherit');
 }
 
 function handleCommandClean(
@@ -77,29 +76,23 @@ function handleCommandClean(
 
     console.info(`.azle directory deleted`);
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman stop $(podman ps --filter "name=${dockerContainerPrefix}" --format "{{.ID}}") || true`,
-        {
-            stdio: stdioType
-        }
+        stdioType
     );
 
     console.info(`azle containers stopped`);
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman rm $(podman ps -a --filter "name=${dockerContainerPrefix}" --format "{{.ID}}") || true`,
-        {
-            stdio: stdioType
-        }
+        stdioType
     );
 
     console.info(`azle containers removed`);
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman image rm $(podman images --filter "reference=${dockerImagePrefix}" --format "{{.ID}}") || true`,
-        {
-            stdio: stdioType
-        }
+        stdioType
     );
 
     console.info(`azle images removed`);
diff --git a/src/compiler/index.ts b/src/compiler/index.ts
index 7b89e7b2ea..433002078d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/index.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ async function azle() {
             prepareRustStagingArea(
                 canisterConfig,
                 canisterPath,
-                canisterJavaScript
+                canisterJavaScript,
+                stdioType
             );
 
             const { candid, canisterMethods } = getCandidAndCanisterMethods(
diff --git a/src/compiler/prepare_docker_image.ts b/src/compiler/prepare_docker_image.ts
index 83c4bc6e25..2025283940 100644
--- a/src/compiler/prepare_docker_image.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/prepare_docker_image.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { execSync, IOType } from 'child_process';
+import { IOType } from 'child_process';
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 
 import { version as azleVersion } from '../../package.json';
 import { yellow } from './utils/colors';
+import { execSyncPretty } from './utils/exec_sync_pretty';
 
 export function prepareDockerImage(
     stdioType: IOType,
@@ -39,18 +40,14 @@ function initAndStartVm(stdioType: IOType) {
 
     // TODO detect mac and only run these commands on mac
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `if [ "$(uname -s)" != "Linux" ]; then podman machine init || true; fi`,
-        {
-            stdio: stdioType
-        }
+        stdioType
     );
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `if [ "$(uname -s)" != "Linux" ]; then podman machine start || true; fi`,
-        {
-            stdio: stdioType
-        }
+        stdioType
     );
 }
 
@@ -94,9 +91,7 @@ function hasImageAlreadyBeenLoaded(
     dockerImageName: string
 ): boolean {
     try {
-        execSync(`podman image inspect ${dockerImageName}`, {
-            stdio: stdioType
-        });
+        execSyncPretty(`podman image inspect ${dockerImageName}`, stdioType);
 
         return true;
     } catch (error) {
@@ -111,9 +106,7 @@ function loadExistingLocalImage(
     if (existsSync(dockerImagePathTar)) {
         console.info(yellow(`\nLoading image...\n`));
 
-        execSync(`podman load -i ${dockerImagePathTar}`, {
-            stdio: 'inherit'
-        });
+        execSyncPretty(`podman load -i ${dockerImagePathTar}`, 'inherit');
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -121,13 +114,9 @@ function loadExistingLocalImage(
     if (existsSync(dockerImagePathTarGz)) {
         console.info(yellow(`\nLoading image...\n`));
 
-        execSync(`gzip -d ${dockerImagePathTarGz}`, {
-            stdio: 'inherit'
-        });
+        execSyncPretty(`gzip -d ${dockerImagePathTarGz}`, 'inherit');
 
-        execSync(`podman load -i ${dockerImagePathTar}`, {
-            stdio: 'inherit'
-        });
+        execSyncPretty(`podman load -i ${dockerImagePathTar}`, 'inherit');
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -141,18 +130,17 @@ function buildAndLoadImageWithDockerfile(
 ) {
     console.info(yellow(`\nBuilding image...\n`));
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman build -f ${__dirname}/Dockerfile -t ${dockerImageName} ${__dirname}`,
-        {
-            stdio: 'inherit'
-        }
+        'inherit'
     );
 
     console.info(yellow(`\nSaving image...\n`));
 
-    execSync(`podman save -o ${dockerImagePathTar} ${dockerImageName}`, {
-        stdio: 'inherit'
-    });
+    execSyncPretty(
+        `podman save -o ${dockerImagePathTar} ${dockerImageName}`,
+        'inherit'
+    );
 
     console.info(yellow(`\nCompiling...`));
 }
@@ -164,11 +152,9 @@ function downloadAndLoadRemoteImage(
 ) {
     console.info(yellow(`\nDownloading image...\n`));
 
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `curl -L -f https://github.com/demergent-labs/azle/releases/download/${azleVersion}/${dockerImageName}.tar.gz -o ${dockerImagePathTarGz}`,
-        {
-            stdio: 'inherit'
-        }
+        'inherit'
     );
 
     loadExistingLocalImage(dockerImagePathTar, dockerImagePathTarGz);
@@ -182,19 +168,17 @@ function createAndStartContainer(
     dockerContainerName: string,
     wasmedgeQuickJsPath: string
 ) {
-    execSync(
+    execSyncPretty(
         `podman create --name ${dockerContainerName} ${dockerImageName} tail -f /dev/null || true`,
-        { stdio: stdioType }
+        stdioType
     );
 
-    execSync(`podman start ${dockerContainerName}`, {
-        stdio: stdioType
-    });
+    execSyncPretty(`podman start ${dockerContainerName}`, stdioType);
 
     if (!existsSync(wasmedgeQuickJsPath)) {
-        execSync(
+        execSyncPretty(
             `podman cp ${dockerContainerName}:/wasmedge-quickjs ${wasmedgeQuickJsPath}`,
-            { stdio: stdioType }
+            stdioType
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/prepare_rust_staging_area.ts b/src/compiler/prepare_rust_staging_area.ts
index f96712752e..0ca98a4f59 100644
--- a/src/compiler/prepare_rust_staging_area.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/prepare_rust_staging_area.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { IOType } from 'child_process';
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { copySync } from 'fs-extra';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 import { generateWorkspaceCargoToml } from './generate_cargo_toml_files';
+import { execSyncPretty } from './utils/exec_sync_pretty';
 import { JSCanisterConfig, Toml } from './utils/types';
 
 export function prepareRustStagingArea(
     canisterConfig: JSCanisterConfig,
     canisterPath: string,
-    canisterJavaScript: string
+    canisterJavaScript: string,
+    stdioType: IOType
 ) {
     const workspaceCargoToml: Toml = generateWorkspaceCargoToml(
         canisterConfig.opt_level ?? '0'
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export function prepareRustStagingArea(
         canisterConfig.build_assets !== undefined &&
         canisterConfig.build_assets !== null
     ) {
-        execSync(canisterConfig.build_assets);
+        execSyncPretty(canisterConfig.build_assets, stdioType);
     }
 
     for (const [src, dest] of canisterConfig.assets ?? []) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/utils/exec_sync_pretty.ts b/src/compiler/utils/exec_sync_pretty.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4cf4bd821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compiler/utils/exec_sync_pretty.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { execSync, IOType } from 'child_process';
+
+export function execSyncPretty(command: string, stdio?: IOType): Buffer {
+    try {
+        return execSync(command, { stdio });
+    } catch (error) {
+        throw new Error(`Azle build error`);
+    }
+}