diff --git a/bin/nuxt-build b/bin/nuxt-build
index 6d21276e9..d9f1d9e68 100755
--- a/bin/nuxt-build
+++ b/bin/nuxt-build
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ if (argv.analyze && typeof options.build.analyze !== 'object') {
 
 // Silence output when using --quiet
 if (argv.quiet) {
-  options.test = true
-  consola.level = 0
+  options.build.quiet = !!argv.quiet
 }
 
 const nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
diff --git a/lib/builder/builder.js b/lib/builder/builder.js
index 98b383540..218af0698 100644
--- a/lib/builder/builder.js
+++ b/lib/builder/builder.js
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ export default class Builder {
           if (err) {
             return reject(err)
           } else if (stats.hasErrors()) {
-            if (this.options.test) {
+            if (this.options.build.quiet === true) {
               err = stats.toString(this.options.build.stats)
             }
             if (!err) {
diff --git a/lib/builder/webpack/client.js b/lib/builder/webpack/client.js
index bb0f840c2..9694d87b7 100644
--- a/lib/builder/webpack/client.js
+++ b/lib/builder/webpack/client.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default class WebpackClientConfig extends WebpackBaseConfig {
         analyzerMode: 'static',
         defaultSizes: 'gzip',
         generateStatsFile: true,
-        openAnalyzer: !this.options.test,
+        openAnalyzer: !this.options.build.quiet,
         reportFilename: path.resolve(statsDir, 'client.html'),
         statsFilename: path.resolve(statsDir, 'client.json')
       }, this.options.build.analyze)))
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default class WebpackClientConfig extends WebpackBaseConfig {
     }
 
     // Add friendly error plugin
-    if (this.options.dev && !this.options.test) {
+    if (this.options.dev && !this.options.build.quiet) {
       config.plugins.push(
         new FriendlyErrorsWebpackPlugin({
           clearConsole: true,
diff --git a/lib/common/nuxt.config.js b/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
index f55f19418..7c6629dd7 100644
--- a/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default {
   // Information about running environment
   dev: Boolean(env.dev),
   debug: undefined, // = dev
-  test: Boolean(env.ci || env.test),
 
   // Mode
   mode: 'universal',
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ export default {
   extensions: [],
 
   build: {
+    quiet: Boolean(env.ci || env.test),
     analyze: false,
     profile: process.argv.includes('--profile'),
     extractCSS: false,
diff --git a/lib/common/options.js b/lib/common/options.js
index a54bdf3cf..71432ee3a 100644
--- a/lib/common/options.js
+++ b/lib/common/options.js
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ Options.from = function (_options) {
     options.build.optimization.splitChunks.name = true
   }
 
-  if (options.build.stats === 'none' || options.test === true) {
+  if (options.build.quiet === true) {
+    consola.clear().add({log: () => {}})
+  }
+
+  if (options.build.stats === 'none' || options.build.quiet === true) {
     options.build.stats = false
   }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cli/cli.build.config.js b/test/fixtures/cli/cli.build.config.js
index 089715c29..683f83fe8 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cli/cli.build.config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/cli/cli.build.config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-import consola from 'consola'
-
 export default {
   hooks(hook) {
     hook('build:done', () => {
-      consola.success('Compiled successfully')
+      process.stdout.write('Compiled successfully')
     })
     hook('listen', (server, { port, host }) => {
-      consola.success(`Listening on http://${host}:${port}`)
+      process.stdout.write(`Listening on http://${host}:${port}`)
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cli/cli.gen.config.js b/test/fixtures/cli/cli.gen.config.js
index 212a2c666..cac6bde12 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cli/cli.gen.config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/cli/cli.gen.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import consola from 'consola'
-
 export default {
   buildDir: '.nuxt-generate/.build',
   generate: {
@@ -8,9 +6,9 @@ export default {
   hooks(hook) {
     hook('generate:done', (generator, errors) => {
       if (!errors || errors.length === 0) {
-        consola.success('Generated successfully')
+        process.stdout.write('Generated successfully')
       } else {
-        consola.error('Generated failed')
+        process.stderr.write('Generated failed')
       }
     })
   }