diff --git a/builtin-pause.c b/builtin-pause.c
index ee5a5b8..436963f 100644
--- a/builtin-pause.c
+++ b/builtin-pause.c
@@ -41,7 +41,15 @@ void kvm_pause_help(void)
 
 static int do_pause(const char *name, int sock)
 {
-	return kvm_ipc__send(sock, KVM_IPC_PAUSE);
+	int r;
+
+	r = kvm_ipc__send(sock, KVM_IPC_PAUSE);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
+	printf("Guest %s paused\n", name);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_cmd_pause(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
diff --git a/builtin-resume.c b/builtin-resume.c
index 9c47183..033a05b 100644
--- a/builtin-resume.c
+++ b/builtin-resume.c
@@ -41,7 +41,15 @@ void kvm_resume_help(void)
 
 static int do_resume(const char *name, int sock)
 {
-	return kvm_ipc__send(sock, KVM_IPC_RESUME);
+	int r;
+
+	r = kvm_ipc__send(sock, KVM_IPC_RESUME);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
+	printf("Guest %s resumed\n", name);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_cmd_resume(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
diff --git a/builtin-run.c b/builtin-run.c
index 80806a1..bf39cfb 100644
--- a/builtin-run.c
+++ b/builtin-run.c
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ static void handle_pause(int fd, u32 type, u32 len, u8 *msg)
 	}
 
 	is_paused = !is_paused;
-	pr_info("Guest %s\n", is_paused ? "paused" : "resumed");
 }
 
 static void handle_vmstate(int fd, u32 type, u32 len, u8 *msg)