diff --git a/install.cpp b/install.cpp
index c7d382f3..7d88ed72 100644
--- a/install.cpp
+++ b/install.cpp
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ try_update_binary(const char* path, ZipArchive* zip, bool* wipe_cache) {
         } else if (strcmp(command, "ui_print") == 0) {
             char* str = strtok(NULL, "\n");
             if (str) {
-                ui->Print("%s", str);
+                ui->PrintOnScreenOnly("%s", str);
             } else {
-                ui->Print("\n");
+                ui->PrintOnScreenOnly("\n");
             }
             fflush(stdout);
         } else if (strcmp(command, "wipe_cache") == 0) {
diff --git a/screen_ui.cpp b/screen_ui.cpp
index ff959151..ddf85c19 100644
--- a/screen_ui.cpp
+++ b/screen_ui.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "base/strings.h"
-#include "cutils/properties.h"
+#include <base/strings.h>
+#include <base/stringprintf.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+
 #include "common.h"
 #include "device.h"
 #include "minui/minui.h"
@@ -506,18 +508,17 @@ void ScreenRecoveryUI::SetStage(int current, int max) {
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&updateMutex);
 }
 
-void ScreenRecoveryUI::Print(const char *fmt, ...) {
-    char buf[256];
-    va_list ap;
-    va_start(ap, fmt);
-    vsnprintf(buf, 256, fmt, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
+void ScreenRecoveryUI::PrintV(const char* fmt, bool copy_to_stdout, va_list ap) {
+    std::string str;
+    android::base::StringAppendV(&str, fmt, ap);
 
-    fputs(buf, stdout);
+    if (copy_to_stdout) {
+        fputs(str.c_str(), stdout);
+    }
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&updateMutex);
     if (text_rows_ > 0 && text_cols_ > 0) {
-        for (const char* ptr = buf; *ptr != '\0'; ++ptr) {
+        for (const char* ptr = str.c_str(); *ptr != '\0'; ++ptr) {
             if (*ptr == '\n' || text_col_ >= text_cols_) {
                 text_[text_row_][text_col_] = '\0';
                 text_col_ = 0;
@@ -532,6 +533,20 @@ void ScreenRecoveryUI::Print(const char *fmt, ...) {
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&updateMutex);
 }
 
+void ScreenRecoveryUI::Print(const char* fmt, ...) {
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    PrintV(fmt, true, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
+void ScreenRecoveryUI::PrintOnScreenOnly(const char *fmt, ...) {
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    PrintV(fmt, false, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
 void ScreenRecoveryUI::PutChar(char ch) {
     pthread_mutex_lock(&updateMutex);
     if (ch != '\n') text_[text_row_][text_col_++] = ch;
diff --git a/screen_ui.h b/screen_ui.h
index ea05bf15..8e18864d 100644
--- a/screen_ui.h
+++ b/screen_ui.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ScreenRecoveryUI : public RecoveryUI {
 
     // printing messages
     void Print(const char* fmt, ...) __printflike(2, 3);
+    void PrintOnScreenOnly(const char* fmt, ...) __printflike(2, 3);
     void ShowFile(const char* filename);
 
     // menu display
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ class ScreenRecoveryUI : public RecoveryUI {
     void ProgressThreadLoop();
 
     void ShowFile(FILE*);
+    void PrintV(const char*, bool, va_list);
     void PutChar(char);
     void ClearText();
 
diff --git a/ui.h b/ui.h
index 4dcaa0f8..ca72911d 100644
--- a/ui.h
+++ b/ui.h
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ class RecoveryUI {
     virtual bool WasTextEverVisible() = 0;
 
     // Write a message to the on-screen log (shown if the user has
-    // toggled on the text display).
+    // toggled on the text display). Print() will also dump the message
+    // to stdout / log file, while PrintOnScreenOnly() not.
     virtual void Print(const char* fmt, ...) __printflike(2, 3) = 0;
+    virtual void PrintOnScreenOnly(const char* fmt, ...) __printflike(2, 3) = 0;
 
     virtual void ShowFile(const char* filename) = 0;
 
diff --git a/updater/install.c b/updater/install.c
index 01a5dd24..da6b5778 100644
--- a/updater/install.c
+++ b/updater/install.c
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ void uiPrint(State* state, char* buffer) {
         line = strtok(NULL, "\n");
     }
     fprintf(ui->cmd_pipe, "ui_print\n");
+
+    // The recovery will only print the contents to screen for pipe command
+    // ui_print. We need to dump the contents to stderr (which has been
+    // redirected to the log file) directly.
+    fprintf(stderr, buffer);
+    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
 __attribute__((__format__(printf, 2, 3))) __nonnull((2))
diff --git a/verifier_test.cpp b/verifier_test.cpp
index 82546edc..21633dc2 100644
--- a/verifier_test.cpp
+++ b/verifier_test.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ class FakeUI : public RecoveryUI {
         vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
         va_end(ap);
     }
+    void PrintOnScreenOnly(const char* fmt, ...) {
+        va_list ap;
+        va_start(ap, fmt);
+        vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+        va_end(ap);
+    }
     void ShowFile(const char*) { }
 
     void StartMenu(const char* const * headers, const char* const * items,