diff --git a/src/daemon/launchd.ts b/src/daemon/launchd.ts
index b11a2d9e01f..914f2a4e007 100644
--- a/src/daemon/launchd.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/launchd.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   buildLaunchAgentPlist as buildLaunchAgentPlistImpl,
   readLaunchAgentProgramArgumentsFromFile,
 } from "./launchd-plist.js";
-import { formatLine, toPosixPath } from "./output.js";
+import { formatLine, toPosixPath, writeFormattedLines } from "./output.js";
 import { resolveGatewayStateDir, resolveHomeDir } from "./paths.js";
 import { parseKeyValueOutput } from "./runtime-parse.js";
 import type { GatewayServiceRuntime } from "./service-runtime.js";
@@ -407,9 +407,14 @@ export async function installLaunchAgent({
   await execLaunchctl(["kickstart", "-k", `${domain}/${label}`]);
 
   // Ensure we don't end up writing to a clack spinner line (wizards show progress without a newline).
-  stdout.write("\n");
-  stdout.write(`${formatLine("Installed LaunchAgent", plistPath)}\n`);
-  stdout.write(`${formatLine("Logs", stdoutPath)}\n`);
+  writeFormattedLines(
+    stdout,
+    [
+      { label: "Installed LaunchAgent", value: plistPath },
+      { label: "Logs", value: stdoutPath },
+    ],
+    { leadingBlankLine: true },
+  );
   return { plistPath };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/output.ts b/src/daemon/output.ts
index 900f61184f1..0d910918c2b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/output.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/output.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,16 @@ export function formatLine(label: string, value: string): string {
   const rich = isRich();
   return `${colorize(rich, theme.muted, `${label}:`)} ${colorize(rich, theme.command, value)}`;
 }
+
+export function writeFormattedLines(
+  stdout: NodeJS.WritableStream,
+  lines: Array<{ label: string; value: string }>,
+  opts?: { leadingBlankLine?: boolean },
+): void {
+  if (opts?.leadingBlankLine) {
+    stdout.write("\n");
+  }
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    stdout.write(`${formatLine(line.label, line.value)}\n`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/daemon/schtasks.ts b/src/daemon/schtasks.ts
index a24503e55ac..b1c325276ea 100644
--- a/src/daemon/schtasks.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/schtasks.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { splitArgsPreservingQuotes } from "./arg-split.js";
 import { resolveGatewayServiceDescription, resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName } from "./constants.js";
-import { formatLine } from "./output.js";
+import { formatLine, writeFormattedLines } from "./output.js";
 import { resolveGatewayStateDir } from "./paths.js";
 import { parseKeyValueOutput } from "./runtime-parse.js";
 import { execSchtasks } from "./schtasks-exec.js";
@@ -230,9 +230,14 @@ export async function installScheduledTask({
 
   await execSchtasks(["/Run", "/TN", taskName]);
   // Ensure we don't end up writing to a clack spinner line (wizards show progress without a newline).
-  stdout.write("\n");
-  stdout.write(`${formatLine("Installed Scheduled Task", taskName)}\n`);
-  stdout.write(`${formatLine("Task script", scriptPath)}\n`);
+  writeFormattedLines(
+    stdout,
+    [
+      { label: "Installed Scheduled Task", value: taskName },
+      { label: "Task script", value: scriptPath },
+    ],
+    { leadingBlankLine: true },
+  );
   return { scriptPath };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/systemd.ts b/src/daemon/systemd.ts
index 23e035e1d2a..6fad14034a5 100644
--- a/src/daemon/systemd.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/systemd.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName,
 } from "./constants.js";
 import { execFileUtf8 } from "./exec-file.js";
-import { formatLine, toPosixPath } from "./output.js";
+import { formatLine, toPosixPath, writeFormattedLines } from "./output.js";
 import { resolveHomeDir } from "./paths.js";
 import { parseKeyValueOutput } from "./runtime-parse.js";
 import type { GatewayServiceRuntime } from "./service-runtime.js";
@@ -227,8 +227,16 @@ export async function installSystemdService({
   }
 
   // Ensure we don't end up writing to a clack spinner line (wizards show progress without a newline).
-  stdout.write("\n");
-  stdout.write(`${formatLine("Installed systemd service", unitPath)}\n`);
+  writeFormattedLines(
+    stdout,
+    [
+      {
+        label: "Installed systemd service",
+        value: unitPath,
+      },
+    ],
+    { leadingBlankLine: true },
+  );
   return { unitPath };
 }