diff --git a/command/deployment_fail.go b/command/deployment_fail.go
index 1b32540ef..fe808feea 100644
--- a/command/deployment_fail.go
+++ b/command/deployment_fail.go
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ func (c *DeploymentFailCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	if len(possible) != 0 {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	u, _, err := client.Deployments().Fail(deploy.ID, nil)
diff --git a/command/deployment_pause.go b/command/deployment_pause.go
index 838c9e2e6..bc6deeff7 100644
--- a/command/deployment_pause.go
+++ b/command/deployment_pause.go
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func (c *DeploymentPauseCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	if len(possible) != 0 {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	if _, _, err := client.Deployments().Pause(deploy.ID, true, nil); err != nil {
diff --git a/command/deployment_promote.go b/command/deployment_promote.go
index aa214f2d2..a549ea52c 100644
--- a/command/deployment_promote.go
+++ b/command/deployment_promote.go
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func (c *DeploymentPromoteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	if len(possible) != 0 {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	var u *api.DeploymentUpdateResponse
diff --git a/command/deployment_resume.go b/command/deployment_resume.go
index ff999aa77..e41ee9e24 100644
--- a/command/deployment_resume.go
+++ b/command/deployment_resume.go
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ func (c *DeploymentResumeCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	if len(possible) != 0 {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	u, _, err := client.Deployments().Pause(deploy.ID, false, nil)
diff --git a/command/deployment_status.go b/command/deployment_status.go
index 32302af03..efa086012 100644
--- a/command/deployment_status.go
+++ b/command/deployment_status.go
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ func (c *DeploymentStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	if len(possible) != 0 {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple deployments\n\n%s", formatDeployments(possible, length)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	if json || len(tmpl) > 0 {
diff --git a/command/eval_status.go b/command/eval_status.go
index f17107088..bdd6063e6 100644
--- a/command/eval_status.go
+++ b/command/eval_status.go
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ func (c *EvalStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 				failures,
 			)
 		}
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple evaluations\n\n%s", formatList(out)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple evaluations\n\n%s", formatList(out)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	// If we are in monitor mode, monitor and exit
diff --git a/command/fs.go b/command/fs.go
index 01c33e8fb..f383e5610 100644
--- a/command/fs.go
+++ b/command/fs.go
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ func (f *FSCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	if len(allocs) > 1 {
 		// Format the allocs
 		out := formatAllocListStubs(allocs, verbose, length)
-		f.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple allocations\n\n%s", out))
-		return 0
+		f.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple allocations\n\n%s", out))
+		return 1
 	}
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single allocation
 	alloc, _, err := client.Allocations().Info(allocs[0].ID, nil)
diff --git a/command/inspect.go b/command/inspect.go
index 18812c73e..449ff63d9 100644
--- a/command/inspect.go
+++ b/command/inspect.go
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ func (c *InspectCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	if len(jobs) > 1 && strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	var version *uint64
diff --git a/command/job_deployments.go b/command/job_deployments.go
index c7b102f33..f4f4452fa 100644
--- a/command/job_deployments.go
+++ b/command/job_deployments.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func (c *JobDeploymentsCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	if len(jobs) > 1 && strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
+		return 1
 	}
 	jobID = jobs[0].ID
 
diff --git a/command/job_history.go b/command/job_history.go
index cc4a37ed7..a4b401b20 100644
--- a/command/job_history.go
+++ b/command/job_history.go
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ func (c *JobHistoryCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	if len(jobs) > 1 && strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single job
diff --git a/command/job_promote.go b/command/job_promote.go
index 9ef87c1bb..1cfdfb9b5 100644
--- a/command/job_promote.go
+++ b/command/job_promote.go
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ func (c *JobPromoteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	if len(jobs) > 1 && strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
+		return 1
 	}
 	jobID = jobs[0].ID
 
diff --git a/command/job_revert.go b/command/job_revert.go
index a104b3189..f60ff1404 100644
--- a/command/job_revert.go
+++ b/command/job_revert.go
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ func (c *JobRevertCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	if len(jobs) > 1 && strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single job
diff --git a/command/logs.go b/command/logs.go
index 7a86476b2..c7a7aceb9 100644
--- a/command/logs.go
+++ b/command/logs.go
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ func (l *LogsCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	if len(allocs) > 1 {
 		// Format the allocs
 		out := formatAllocListStubs(allocs, verbose, length)
-		l.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple allocations\n\n%s", out))
-		return 0
+		l.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple allocations\n\n%s", out))
+		return 1
 	}
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single allocation
 	alloc, _, err := client.Allocations().Info(allocs[0].ID, nil)
diff --git a/command/node_drain.go b/command/node_drain.go
index b5f814880..229b99c64 100644
--- a/command/node_drain.go
+++ b/command/node_drain.go
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ func (c *NodeDrainCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 				node.Status)
 		}
 		// Dump the output
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple nodes\n\n%s", formatList(out)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple nodes\n\n%s", formatList(out)))
+		return 1
 	}
 
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single node
diff --git a/command/node_status.go b/command/node_status.go
index 6f9a66ee2..67983533c 100644
--- a/command/node_status.go
+++ b/command/node_status.go
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ func (c *NodeStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 				node.Status)
 		}
 		// Dump the output
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple nodes\n\n%s", formatList(out)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple nodes\n\n%s", formatList(out)))
+		return 1
 	}
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single node
 	node, _, err := client.Nodes().Info(nodes[0].ID, nil)
diff --git a/command/status.go b/command/status.go
index a8bc009cc..411dd3c23 100644
--- a/command/status.go
+++ b/command/status.go
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ func (c *StatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	if len(jobs) > 1 && strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
+		return 1
 	}
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single job
 	job, _, err := client.Jobs().Info(jobs[0].ID, nil)
diff --git a/command/stop.go b/command/stop.go
index d17990d17..374b606c0 100644
--- a/command/stop.go
+++ b/command/stop.go
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ func (c *StopCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	if len(jobs) > 1 && strings.TrimSpace(jobID) != jobs[0].ID {
-		c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
-		return 0
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple jobs\n\n%s", createStatusListOutput(jobs)))
+		return 1
 	}
 	// Prefix lookup matched a single job
 	job, _, err := client.Jobs().Info(jobs[0].ID, nil)