diff --git a/bench/cli.py b/bench/cli.py
index fd419d00..21c8701b 100755
--- a/bench/cli.py
+++ b/bench/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import click
 import os, sys, logging, json, pwd, subprocess
-from bench.utils import is_root, PatchError, drop_privileges, get_env_cmd, get_cmd_output, get_frappe
+from bench.utils import is_root, PatchError, drop_privileges, get_env_cmd, get_cmd_output, get_frappe, log
 from bench.app import get_apps
 from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
 from bench.commands import bench_command
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def cli():
 
 def check_uid():
 	if cmd_requires_root() and not is_root():
-		print('superuser privileges required for this command')
+		log('superuser privileges required for this command', level=3)
 		sys.exit(1)
 
 def cmd_requires_root():
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def change_uid():
 			drop_privileges(uid_name=frappe_user, gid_name=frappe_user)
 			os.environ['HOME'] = pwd.getpwnam(frappe_user).pw_dir
 		else:
-			print('You should not run this command as root')
+			log('You should not run this command as root', level=3)
 			sys.exit(1)
 
 def old_frappe_cli(bench_path='.'):
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def get_frappe_commands(bench_path='.'):
 	python = get_env_cmd('python', bench_path=bench_path)
 	sites_path = os.path.join(bench_path, 'sites')
 	if not os.path.exists(sites_path):
+		log("WARN: Command not being executed in bench directory", level=3)
 		return []
 	try:
 		output = get_cmd_output("{python} -m frappe.utils.bench_helper get-frappe-commands".format(python=python), cwd=sites_path)