diff --git a/src/api/import.js b/src/api/import.js
index 6ec61e5ddb..ccdb504f52 100644
--- a/src/api/import.js
+++ b/src/api/import.js
@@ -39,22 +39,21 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
 
   d(`Attempting to import project in: ${dir}`);
   if (!await fs.exists(dir) || !await fs.exists(path.resolve(dir, 'package.json'))) {
-    console.error(`We couldn't find a project in: ${dir}`.red);
-    process.exit(1);
+    throw `We couldn't find a project in: ${dir}`;
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
   const confirm = await confirmIfInteractive(interactive, `WARNING: We will now attempt to import: "${dir}".  This will involve modifying some files, are you sure you want to continue?`);
 
   if (!confirm) {
-    process.exit(1);
+    process.exit(0);
   }
 
   await initGit(dir);
 
   let packageJSON = await readPackageJSON(dir);
   if (packageJSON.config && packageJSON.config.forge) {
-    console.warn('It looks like this project is already configured for "electron-forge"'.green);
+    if (interactive) console.warn('It looks like this project is already configured for "electron-forge"'.green);
     const shouldContinue = await confirmIfInteractive(interactive, 'Are you sure you want to continue?');
 
     if (!shouldContinue) {
@@ -205,10 +204,11 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
       }), null, 2));
     });
 
-    console.info('NOTE: You might be able to remove your `.compilerc` file completely if you are only using the `es2015` and `react` presets'.yellow);
+    if (interactive) console.info('NOTE: You might be able to remove your `.compilerc` file completely if you are only using the `es2015` and `react` presets'.yellow); // eslint-disable-line max-len
   }
 
-  console.info(`
+  if (interactive) {
+    console.info(`
 
 We have ATTEMPTED to convert your app to be in a format that electron-forge understands.
 Nothing much will have changed but we added the ${'"electron-prebuilt-compile"'.cyan} dependency.  This is \
@@ -221,4 +221,5 @@ Also please note if you are using \`preload\` scripts you need to follow the ste
 at https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-forge/wiki/Using-%27preload%27-scripts
 
 Thanks for using ${'"electron-forge"'.green}!!!`);
+  }
 };
diff --git a/src/api/install.js b/src/api/install.js
index 72a9afb824..9a1f6c77dc 100644
--- a/src/api/install.js
+++ b/src/api/install.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
     }
   });
 
-  console.info(`Found latest release${prerelease ? ' (including prereleases)' : ''}: ${latestRelease.tag_name.cyan}`);
+  if (interactive) console.info(`Found latest release${prerelease ? ' (including prereleases)' : ''}: ${latestRelease.tag_name.cyan}`);
 
   let targetAsset = possibleAssets[0];
   if (possibleAssets.length > 1) {
diff --git a/src/api/make.js b/src/api/make.js
index 0bc41a3d5d..cc58b137a6 100644
--- a/src/api/make.js
+++ b/src/api/make.js
@@ -49,19 +49,18 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
   });
 
   if (platform && platform !== process.platform && !(process.platform === 'darwin' && platform === 'mas')) {
-    console.error('You can not "make" for a platform other than your systems platform'.red);
-    process.exit(1);
+    throw 'You can not "make" for a platform other than your systems platform';
   }
 
   if (!skipPackage) {
-    console.info('We need to package your application before we can make it'.green);
+    if (interactive) console.info('We need to package your application before we can make it'.green);
     await packager({
       dir,
       interactive,
       arch,
       platform,
     });
-  } else {
+  } else if (interactive) {
     console.warn('WARNING: Skipping the packaging step, this could result in an out of date build'.red);
   }
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
     targets = overrideTargets;
   }
 
-  console.info('Making for the following targets:', `${targets.join(', ')}`.cyan);
+  if (interactive) console.info('Making for the following targets:', `${targets.join(', ')}`.cyan);
 
   let targetArchs = [declaredArch];
   if (declaredArch === 'all') {
diff --git a/src/publishers/github.js b/src/publishers/github.js
index 2388918e3c..fd021762b2 100644
--- a/src/publishers/github.js
+++ b/src/publishers/github.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import GitHub from '../util/github';
 export default async (artifacts, packageJSON, forgeConfig, authToken, tag) => {
   if (!(forgeConfig.github_repository && typeof forgeConfig.github_repository === 'object' &&
     forgeConfig.github_repository.owner && forgeConfig.github_repository.name)) {
-    console.error('In order to publish to github you must set the "github_repository.owner" and "github_repository.name" properties in your forge config. See the docs for more info'.red); // eslint-disable-line
-    process.exit(1);
+    throw 'In order to publish to github you must set the "github_repository.owner" and "github_repository.name" properties in your forge config. See the docs for more info'; // eslint-disable-line
   }
 
   const github = new GitHub(authToken);