diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/AsciiArt.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/AsciiArt.kt
index 34aa3745..bcd40d4c 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/AsciiArt.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/AsciiArt.kt
@@ -75,20 +75,21 @@ class AsciiArt {
             return result
         }
 
-        private fun fill(n: Int) = StringBuffer().apply { repeat(n, { append(" ")})}.toString()
-
         val defaultLog : (s: String) -> Unit = { log(1, "          $it") }
 
         fun logBox(strings: List<String>, bl: String = bottomLeft, br: String = bottomRight,
-                print: (String) -> Unit = defaultLog) {
-            box(strings, bl, br).forEach {
-                print(it)
+                indent: Int = 0): String {
+            return buildString {
+                box(strings, bl, br).forEach {
+                    append(fill(indent)).append(it).append("\n")
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        fun logBox(s: String, bl: String = bottomLeft, br: String = bottomRight, print: (String) -> Unit = defaultLog) {
-            logBox(listOf(s), bl, br, print)
-        }
+        fun logBox(s: String, bl: String = bottomLeft, br: String = bottomRight, indent: Int = 0)
+            = logBox(listOf(s), bl, br, indent)
+
+        fun fill(n: Int) = buildString { repeat(n, { append(" ")})}.toString()
 
         fun center(s: String, width: Int) : String {
             val diff = width - s.length
@@ -139,23 +140,24 @@ class AsciiTable {
         }
 
         val vb = AsciiArt.verticalBar
+
         fun build() : String {
             val formattedHeaders =
                 headers.mapIndexed { index, s ->
                     val s2 = col(widths[index], s)
                     s2
                 }.joinToString(vb)
-            val result = buildString {
+            val result = StringBuffer().apply {
                 append(AsciiArt.logBox(formattedHeaders, AsciiArt.bottomLeft2, AsciiArt.bottomRight2))
             }
             var lineLength = 0
             rows.forEachIndexed { index, row ->
                 val formattedRow = row.mapIndexed { i, s -> col(widths[i], s) }.joinToString(vb)
                 val line = vb + " " + formattedRow + " " + vb
-                AsciiArt.defaultLog(line)
+                result.append(line).append("\n")
                 lineLength = line.length
             }
-            AsciiArt.defaultLog(AsciiArt.lowerBox(lineLength - 4))
+            result.append(AsciiArt.lowerBox(lineLength - 4))
             return result.toString()
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/ResolveDependency.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/ResolveDependency.kt
index c8ee2020..d27afc0d 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/ResolveDependency.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/ResolveDependency.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ResolveDependency @Inject constructor(
         val seen = hashSetOf(dep.id)
         root.addChildren(findChildren(root, seen))
 
-        AsciiArt.logBox(listOf(dep.id, url, dep.jarFile.get()).map { "          $it" })
+        log(1, AsciiArt.logBox(listOf(dep.id, url, dep.jarFile.get()).map { "          $it" }))
 
         display(root.children)
         println("")
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/BuildListeners.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/BuildListeners.kt
index 319e7bcb..1d666dee 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/BuildListeners.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/BuildListeners.kt
@@ -80,15 +80,17 @@ class BuildListeners : IBuildListener, IBuildReportContributor {
 //        if (timings.size > 1 && hasFailures) {
             val line = listOf(col1("Project"), col2("Build status"), col3("Time"))
                     .joinToString(AsciiArt.verticalBar)
-            AsciiArt.logBox(listOf(line), AsciiArt.bottomLeft2, AsciiArt.bottomRight2)
+            val table = StringBuffer()
+            table.append(AsciiArt.logBox(listOf(line), AsciiArt.bottomLeft2, AsciiArt.bottomRight2, indent = 10))
             projectStatuses.forEach { pair ->
                 val projectName = pair.first.name
                 val cl = listOf(col1(projectName), col2(pair.second.toString()),
                         col3(formatMillisLeft(projectInfos[projectName]!!.durationMillis, 8)))
                         .joinToString(AsciiArt.verticalBar)
-                log(1, "          " + AsciiArt.verticalBar + " " + cl + " " + AsciiArt.verticalBar)
+                table.append("          " + AsciiArt.verticalBar + " " + cl + " " + AsciiArt.verticalBar + "\n")
             }
-            log(1, "          " + AsciiArt.lowerBox(line.length))
+            table.append("          " + AsciiArt.lowerBox(line.length))
+            log(1, table.toString())
 //        }
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/DynamicGraph.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/DynamicGraph.kt
index c84409bf..c8b2c944 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/DynamicGraph.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/DynamicGraph.kt
@@ -276,10 +276,8 @@ class DynamicGraphExecutor<T>(val graph : DynamicGraph<T>, val factory: IThreadW
             table.width(20)
         }
         table.header("Time (sec)")
-        val header = StringBuffer().apply {
-            threadIds.keys.forEach {
-                table.header("Thread " + it.toString())
-            }
+        threadIds.keys.forEach {
+            table.header("Thread " + it.toString())
         }
 
         fun toSeconds(millis: Long) = (millis / 1000).toInt().toString()
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/SequentialProjectRunner.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/SequentialProjectRunner.kt
index 9170d045..859f4a6d 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/SequentialProjectRunner.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/SequentialProjectRunner.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SequentialProjectRunner(val tasksByNames: (Project) -> ListMultimap<String
 
         val context = Kobalt.context!!
         projects.forEach { project ->
-            AsciiArt.logBox("Building ${project.name}")
+            log(1, AsciiArt.logBox("Building ${project.name}", indent = 5))
 
             // Does the current project depend on any failed projects?
             val fp = project.dependsOn.filter { failedProjects.contains(it.name) }.map(Project::name)