diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c2143079..3689b7f9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var completion = require('./lib/shared/completion');
 var cliVersion = require('./package.json').version;
 var toConsole = require('./lib/shared/log/to-console');
 var mergeCliOpts = require('./lib/shared/config/cli-flags');
+var buildTranslations = require('./lib/shared/translate');
 
 var messages = require('./messages');
 
@@ -68,13 +69,21 @@ var parser = yargs
   .detectLocale(false)
   .showHelpOnFail(false)
   .exitProcess(false)
-  .fail(function(msg) { throw new Error(msg); })
+  .fail(function(msg) {
+    cli.prepare({}, function (env) {
+      log.error(messages.ARGV_ERROR, msg);
+      // makeHelp(parser).showHelp(console.error);
+      exit(1);
+    });
+  })
   .options(cliOptions);
 
 var opts = parser.parse();
 
 // Set up event listeners for logging temporarily.
-toConsole(log, opts);
+// TODO: Rework console logging before we can set up proper config
+// Possibly by batching messages in gulplog until listeners are attached
+var cleanupListeners = toConsole(log, opts, buildTranslations());
 
 cli.on('preload:before', function(name) {
   log.info(messages.PRELOAD_BEFORE, name);
@@ -134,16 +143,21 @@ function onPrepare(env) {
   var cfg = arrayFind(env.config, isDefined);
   var flags = mergeCliOpts(opts, cfg);
 
-  // Set up event listeners for again logging after configuring.
-  toConsole(log, flags);
+  // Remove the previous listeners since we have appropriate config now
+  cleanupListeners();
+
+  var translate = buildTranslations(cfg);
+
+  // Set up event listeners for logging again after configuring.
+  toConsole(log, flags, translate);
 
   cli.execute(env, cfg.nodeFlags, function (env) {
-    onExecute(env, cfg, flags);
+    onExecute(env, flags, translate);
   });
 }
 
 // The actual logic
-function onExecute(env, cfg, flags) {
+function onExecute(env, flags, translate) {
   // This translates the --continue flag in gulp
   // To the settle env variable for undertaker
   // We use the process.env so the user's gulpfile
@@ -152,16 +166,8 @@ function onExecute(env, cfg, flags) {
     process.env.UNDERTAKER_SETTLE = 'true';
   }
 
-  // if (optsErr) {
-  //   log.error(msgs.error.failToParseCliOpts, optsErr.message);
-  //   makeHelp(parser).showHelp(console.error);
-  //   exit(1);
-  // }
-  // if (env.config.flags.help) {
-  //   makeHelp(parser).showHelp(console.log);
-  //   exit(0);
-  // }
   if (flags.help) {
+    // makeHelp(parser).showHelp(console.log);
     parser.showHelp(console.log);
     exit(0);
   }
@@ -219,5 +225,5 @@ function onExecute(env, cfg, flags) {
 
   // Load and execute the CLI version
   var versionedDir = path.join(__dirname, '/lib/versioned/', range, '/');
-  require(versionedDir)(env, cfg, flags);
+  require(versionedDir)(env, flags, translate);
 }
diff --git a/lib/shared/config/env-config.js b/lib/shared/config/env-config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 08e71406..00000000
--- a/lib/shared/config/env-config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-var path = require('path');
-var chalk = require('chalk');
-var copyProps = require('copy-props');
-
-var mergeCliOpts = require('./cli-flags');
-var messages = require("../../../messages");
-
-var toEnvFromConfig = {
-  configPath: 'flags.gulpfile',
-  configBase: 'flags.gulpfile',
-  preload: 'flags.preload',
-  nodeFlags: 'flags.nodeFlags',
-};
-
-function overrideEnvConfig(env, config, cliOpts) {
-  cliOpts = mergeCliOpts(cliOpts, config);
-
-  // This must reverse because `flags.gulpfile` determines 2 different properties
-  var reverse = true;
-  env = copyProps(env, config, toEnvFromConfig, convert, reverse);
-
-  env.config = {
-    flags: cliOpts,
-  };
-  env.config.flags.getMessage = function(msg, data) {
-    if (msg === messages.PRELOAD_BEFORE) {
-      return 'Preloading external module: ' + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.PRELOAD_SUCCESS) {
-      return 'Preloaded external module: ' + chalk.magenta(data)
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.PRELOAD_FAILURE) {
-      return chalk.yellow('Failed to preload external module: ') + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.PRELOAD_ERROR) {
-      return chalk.yellow(data.toString());
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.LOADER_SUCCESS) {
-      return 'Loaded external module: ' + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.LOADER_FAILURE) {
-      return chalk.yellow('Failed to load external module: ') + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.LOADER_ERROR) {
-      return chalk.yellow(data.toString());
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.NODE_FLAGS) {
-      var nodeFlags = chalk.magenta(data.join(', '));
-      return 'Node flags detected: ' + nodeFlags;
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.RESPAWNED) {
-      var pid = chalk.magenta(data);
-      return 'Respawned to PID: ' + pid;
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.GULPFILE_NOT_FOUND) {
-      return chalk.red('No gulpfile found');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.CWD_CHANGED) {
-      return 'Working directory changed to ' + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.UNSUPPORTED_GULP_VERSION) {
-      return chalk.red('Unsupported gulp version', data)
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.DESCRIPTION) {
-      return 'Tasks for ' + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.GULPFILE) {
-      return 'Using gulpfile ' + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.TASK_START) {
-      return "Starting '" + chalk.cyan(data.task) + "'..."
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.TASK_STOP) {
-      return "Finished '" + chalk.cyan(data.task) + "' after " + chalk.magenta(data.duration);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.TASK_ERROR) {
-      return "'" + chalk.cyan(data.task) + "' " + chalk.red('errored after') + ' ' +chalk.magenta(data.duration);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.TASK_MISSING) {
-      return chalk.red('Task \'' + data.task + '\' is not in your gulpfile') + '\nPlease check the documentation for proper gulpfile formatting';
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.SYNC_TASK) {
-      return chalk.red('The following tasks did not complete: ') + chalk.cyan(data) + "\n" + chalk.red('Did you forget to signal async completion?');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.MISSING_NODE_MODULES) {
-      return chalk.red('Local modules not found in') + ' ' + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.MISSING_GULP) {
-      return chalk.red('Local gulp not found in') + ' ' + chalk.magenta(data);
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.YARN_INSTALL) {
-      return chalk.red('Try running: yarn install');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.NPM_INSTALL) {
-      return chalk.red('Try running: npm install');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.YARN_INSTALL_GULP) {
-      return chalk.red('Try running: yarn add gulp');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.NPM_INSTALL_GULP) {
-      return chalk.red('Try running: npm install gulp');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_UP_AND_RIGHT) {
-      return chalk.white('└');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL_AND_RIGHT) {
-      return chalk.white('├');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_HORIZONTAL) {
-      return chalk.white('─');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_DOWN_AND_HORIZONTAL) {
-      return chalk.white('┬');
-    }
-
-    if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL) {
-      return chalk.white('│');
-    }
-  };
-
-  return env
-
-  function convert(configInfo, envInfo) {
-    if (envInfo.keyChain === 'configBase') {
-      if (cliOpts.gulpfile === undefined) {
-        return path.dirname(configInfo.value);
-      }
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (envInfo.keyChain === 'configPath') {
-      if (cliOpts.gulpfile === undefined) {
-        return configInfo.value;
-      }
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (envInfo.keyChain === 'preload') {
-      return [].concat(envInfo.value, configInfo.value);
-    }
-
-    /* istanbul ignore else */
-    if (envInfo.keyChain === 'nodeFlags') {
-      return [].concat(configInfo.value || []);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = overrideEnvConfig;
diff --git a/lib/shared/log/tasks.js b/lib/shared/log/tasks.js
index 0b81011b..d349c24e 100644
--- a/lib/shared/log/tasks.js
+++ b/lib/shared/log/tasks.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var stringWidth = require('string-width');
 var isObject = require('../is-object');
 var messages = require('../../../messages');
 
-function logTasks(tree, opts, getTask) {
+function logTasks(tree, opts, getTask, translate) {
   if (opts.sortTasks) {
     tree.nodes = tree.nodes.sort(compareByLabel);
   }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function logTasks(tree, opts, getTask) {
     var maxLabelWidth = addTaskToLines(task, lines, isLast, isLeaf);
 
     if (!isLeaf) {
-      bars += (isLast ? ' ' : opts.getMessage(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL));
+      bars += (isLast ? ' ' : translate.message(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL));
       bars += ' '
       node.nodes.forEach(function(node, idx, arr) {
         var isLast = idx === arr.length - 1;
@@ -73,18 +73,19 @@ function logTasks(tree, opts, getTask) {
   }
 
   function addTaskToLines(task, lines, isLast, isLeaf) {
-    var taskBars = task.bars + (isLast ? opts.getMessage(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_UP_AND_RIGHT) : opts.getMessage(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL_AND_RIGHT)) + opts.getMessage(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_HORIZONTAL);
+    var taskBars = task.bars + (isLast ? translate.message(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_UP_AND_RIGHT) : translate.message(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL_AND_RIGHT)) + translate.message(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_HORIZONTAL);
     if (isLeaf) {
-      taskBars += opts.getMessage(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_HORIZONTAL);
+      taskBars += translate.message(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_HORIZONTAL);
     } else {
-      taskBars += opts.getMessage(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_DOWN_AND_HORIZONTAL);
+      taskBars += translate.message(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_DOWN_AND_HORIZONTAL);
     }
+    taskBars += ' ';
 
     var line = {};
     if (task.depth === 1) {
-      line.label = taskBars + ' ' + task.label
+      line.label = taskBars + task.label
     } else {
-      line.label = taskBars + ' ' + task.label;
+      line.label = taskBars + task.label;
     }
     line.width = stringWidth(line.label);
 
@@ -103,21 +104,23 @@ function logTasks(tree, opts, getTask) {
     if (isLast) {
       flagBars += ' ';
     } else {
-      flagBars += opts.getMessage(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL);
+      flagBars += translate.message(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL);
     }
+    flagBars += ' ';
 
     if (isLeaf) {
       flagBars += ' ';
     } else {
-      flagBars += opts.getMessage(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL);
+      flagBars += translate.message(messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL);
     }
+    flagBars += ' ';
 
     Object.entries(task.flags).sort(flagSorter).forEach(addFlagsToLines);
 
     function addFlagsToLines(ent) {
       if (typeof ent[0] !== 'string' || !ent[0]) return;
       var line = {};
-      line.label = flagBars + ' ' + ent[0];
+      line.label = flagBars + ent[0];
       line.width = stringWidth(line.label);
 
       maxLabelWidth = Math.max(maxLabelWidth, line.width);
diff --git a/lib/shared/log/to-console.js b/lib/shared/log/to-console.js
index 5067a71d..2efb48b3 100644
--- a/lib/shared/log/to-console.js
+++ b/lib/shared/log/to-console.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var fancyLog = require('fancy-log');
-
 /* istanbul ignore next */
 function noop() {}
 
-function toConsole(log, opts) {
+function toConsole(log, opts, translate) {
   // Return immediately if logging is
   // not desired.
   if (opts.tasksSimple || opts.tasksJson || opts.help || opts.version || opts.silent) {
     // Keep from crashing process when silent.
     log.on('error', noop);
-    return;
+    return function () {
+      log.removeListener('error', noop);
+    };
   }
 
   // Default loglevel to info level (3).
@@ -19,73 +19,74 @@ function toConsole(log, opts) {
 
   // -L: Logs error events.
   if (loglevel > 0) {
-    log.on('error', function (sym, data) {
-      var msg = opts.getMessage.call(null, sym, data);
-      // Users can filter messages by explicitly returning `false`
-      if (msg === false) {
-        return;
-      }
-      // If nothing is returned, we log the original message directly
-      if (typeof msg === 'undefined') {
-        fancyLog.error(arguments[0]);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      fancyLog.error(msg);
-    });
+    log.on('error', onError);
   }
 
   // -LL: Logs warn and error events.
   if (loglevel > 1) {
-    log.on('warn', function(sym, data) {
-      var msg = opts.getMessage.call(null, sym, data);
-      // Users can filter messages by explicitly returning `false`
-      if (msg === false) {
-        return;
-      }
-      // If nothing is returned, we log the original message directly
-      if (typeof msg === 'undefined') {
-        fancyLog.apply(null, arguments);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      fancyLog(msg)
-    });
+    log.on('warn', onWarn);
   }
 
   // -LLL: Logs info, warn and error events.
   if (loglevel > 2) {
-    log.on('info', function(sym, data) {
-      var msg = opts.getMessage.call(null, sym, data);
-      // Users can filter messages by explicitly returning `false`
-      if (msg === false) {
-        return;
-      }
-      // If nothing is returned, we log the original message directly
-      if (typeof msg === 'undefined') {
-        fancyLog.apply(null, arguments)
-        return;
-      }
-
-      fancyLog(msg)
-    })
+    log.on('info', onInfo);
   }
 
   if (loglevel > 3) {
-    log.on('debug', function(sym, data) {
-      var msg = opts.getMessage.call(null, sym, data);
-      // Users can filter messages by explicitly returning `false`
-      if (msg === false) {
-        return;
-      }
-      // If nothing is returned, we log the original message directly
-      if (typeof msg === 'undefined') {
-        fancyLog.apply(null, arguments)
-        return;
-      }
+    log.on('debug', onDebug);
+  }
+
+  return function () {
+    log.removeListener('error', onError);
+    log.removeListener('warn', onWarn);
+    log.removeListener('info', onInfo);
+    log.removeListener('debug', onDebug);
+  };
+
+  function onError(msg, data) {
+    var timestamp = translate.timestamp();
+    if (timestamp) {
+      process.stderr.write(timestamp + ' ');
+    }
+    var message = translate.message(msg, data);
+    if (message) {
+      console.error(message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // onWarn, onInfo, and onDebug are currently all the same
+  // implementation but separated to change independently
+  function onWarn(msg, data) {
+    var timestamp = translate.timestamp();
+    if (timestamp) {
+      process.stdout.write(timestamp + ' ');
+    }
+    var message = translate.message(msg, data);
+    if (message) {
+      console.log(message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onInfo(msg, data) {
+    var timestamp = translate.timestamp();
+    if (timestamp) {
+      process.stdout.write(timestamp + ' ');
+    }
+    var message = translate.message(msg, data);
+    if (message) {
+      console.log(message);
+    }
+  }
 
-      fancyLog(msg)
-    })
+  function onDebug(msg, data) {
+    var timestamp = translate.timestamp();
+    if (timestamp) {
+      process.stdout.write(timestamp + ' ');
+    }
+    var message = translate.message(msg, data);
+    if (message) {
+      console.log(message);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/shared/translate.js b/lib/shared/translate.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cb95c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared/translate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var util = require('util');
+
+var chalk = require('chalk');
+
+// TODO: `@gulpjs/messages` package
+var messages = require('../../messages');
+
+function Timestamp() {
+  this.now = new Date();
+}
+
+Timestamp.prototype[util.inspect.custom] = function (depth, opts) {
+  var timestamp = this.now.toLocaleTimeString('en', { hour12: false });
+  return '[' + opts.stylize(timestamp, 'date') + ']';
+};
+
+function getDefaultMessage(msg, data) {
+  if (msg === messages.PRELOAD_BEFORE) {
+    return 'Preloading external module: ' + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.PRELOAD_SUCCESS) {
+    return 'Preloaded external module: ' + chalk.magenta(data)
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.PRELOAD_FAILURE) {
+    return chalk.yellow('Failed to preload external module: ') + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.PRELOAD_ERROR) {
+    return chalk.yellow(data.toString());
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.LOADER_SUCCESS) {
+    return 'Loaded external module: ' + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.LOADER_FAILURE) {
+    return chalk.yellow('Failed to load external module: ') + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.LOADER_ERROR) {
+    return chalk.yellow(data.toString());
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.NODE_FLAGS) {
+    var nodeFlags = chalk.magenta(data.join(', '));
+    return 'Node flags detected: ' + nodeFlags;
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.RESPAWNED) {
+    var pid = chalk.magenta(data);
+    return 'Respawned to PID: ' + pid;
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.GULPFILE_NOT_FOUND) {
+    return chalk.red('No gulpfile found');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.CWD_CHANGED) {
+    return 'Working directory changed to ' + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.UNSUPPORTED_GULP_VERSION) {
+    return chalk.red('Unsupported gulp version', data)
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.DESCRIPTION) {
+    return 'Tasks for ' + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.GULPFILE) {
+    return 'Using gulpfile ' + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.TASK_START) {
+    return "Starting '" + chalk.cyan(data.task) + "'..."
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.TASK_STOP) {
+    return "Finished '" + chalk.cyan(data.task) + "' after " + chalk.magenta(data.duration);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.TASK_ERROR) {
+    return "'" + chalk.cyan(data.task) + "' " + chalk.red('errored after') + ' ' +chalk.magenta(data.duration);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.TASK_MISSING) {
+    return chalk.red('Task \'' + data.task + '\' is not in your gulpfile') + '\nPlease check the documentation for proper gulpfile formatting';
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.SYNC_TASK) {
+    return chalk.red('The following tasks did not complete: ') + chalk.cyan(data) + "\n" + chalk.red('Did you forget to signal async completion?');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.MISSING_NODE_MODULES) {
+    return chalk.red('Local modules not found in') + ' ' + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.MISSING_GULP) {
+    return chalk.red('Local gulp not found in') + ' ' + chalk.magenta(data);
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.YARN_INSTALL) {
+    return chalk.red('Try running: yarn install');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.NPM_INSTALL) {
+    return chalk.red('Try running: npm install');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.YARN_INSTALL_GULP) {
+    return chalk.red('Try running: yarn add gulp');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.NPM_INSTALL_GULP) {
+    return chalk.red('Try running: npm install gulp');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_UP_AND_RIGHT) {
+    return chalk.white('└');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL_AND_RIGHT) {
+    return chalk.white('├');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_HORIZONTAL) {
+    return chalk.white('─');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_DOWN_AND_HORIZONTAL) {
+    return chalk.white('┬');
+  }
+
+  if (msg === messages.BOX_DRAWINGS_LIGHT_VERTICAL) {
+    return chalk.white('│');
+  }
+
+  return msg;
+}
+
+function getDefaultTimestamp() {
+  return util.inspect(new Timestamp(), { colors: !!chalk.supportsColor });
+}
+
+function buildTranslations(cfg) {
+  cfg = cfg || {};
+
+  return {
+    message: function (msg, data) {
+      var message;
+      if (typeof cfg.message === 'function') {
+        message = cfg.message(msg, data);
+      }
+
+      // If the user has provided a message, return it
+      if (message) {
+        return message;
+      }
+
+      // Users can filter messages by explicitly returning `false`
+      if (message === false) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      // If the user hasn't returned a message or silenced it with `false`
+      // get the default message. Will return the first argument if the message
+      // is not defined in the `@gulpjs/messages` package
+      return getDefaultMessage(msg, data);
+    },
+    timestamp: function () {
+      var time;
+      if (typeof cfg.timestamp === 'function') {
+        time = cfg.timestamp();
+      }
+
+      // If the user has provided a timestamp, return it
+      if (time) {
+        return time;
+      }
+
+      // Users can filter timestamps by explicitly returning `false`
+      if (time === false) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return getDefaultTimestamp();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = buildTranslations;
diff --git a/lib/versioned/^3.7.0/index.js b/lib/versioned/^3.7.0/index.js
index 4c496af5..673f2939 100644
--- a/lib/versioned/^3.7.0/index.js
+++ b/lib/versioned/^3.7.0/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var registerExports = require('../../shared/register-exports');
 var requireOrImport = require('../../shared/require-or-import');
 var messages = require('../../../messages');
 
-function execute(env, cfg, opts) {
+function execute(env, opts, translate) {
   var tasks = opts._;
   var toRun = tasks.length ? tasks : ['default'];
 
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ function execute(env, cfg, opts) {
     }
     if (opts.tasks) {
       tree = taskTree(gulpInst.tasks);
-      tree.label = env.config.flags.getMessage(messages.DESCRIPTION, tildify(env.configPath));
+      tree.label = translate.message(messages.DESCRIPTION, tildify(env.configPath));
       return logTasks(tree, opts, function(task) {
         return gulpInst.tasks[task].fn;
-      });
+      }, translate);
     }
     if (opts.tasksJson) {
       tree = taskTree(gulpInst.tasks);
-      tree.label = env.config.flags.getMessage(messages.DESCRIPTION, tildify(env.configPath));
+      tree.label = translate.message(messages.DESCRIPTION, tildify(env.configPath));
 
       var output = JSON.stringify(copyTree(tree, opts));
 
diff --git a/lib/versioned/^4.0.0/index.js b/lib/versioned/^4.0.0/index.js
index 35c4a6c4..bf78ccd3 100644
--- a/lib/versioned/^4.0.0/index.js
+++ b/lib/versioned/^4.0.0/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var getTask = require('./log/get-task');
 var requireOrImport = require('../../shared/require-or-import');
 var messages = require('../../../messages');
 
-function execute(env, cfg, opts) {
+function execute(env, opts, translate) {
   var tasks = opts._;
   var toRun = tasks.length ? tasks : ['default'];
 
@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ function execute(env, cfg, opts) {
     }
     if (opts.tasks) {
       tree = gulpInst.tree({ deep: true });
-      tree.label = env.config.flags.getMessage(messages.DESCRIPTION, tildify(env.configPath));
-      return logTasks(tree, opts, getTask(gulpInst));
+      tree.label = translate.message(messages.DESCRIPTION, tildify(env.configPath));
+
+      return logTasks(tree, opts, getTask(gulpInst), translate);
     }
     if (opts.tasksJson) {
       tree = gulpInst.tree({ deep: true });
-      tree.label = env.config.flags.getMessage(messages.DESCRIPTION,tildify(env.configPath) )
+      tree.label = translate.message(messages.DESCRIPTION,tildify(env.configPath) )
 
       var output = JSON.stringify(copyTree(tree, opts));
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05cfce2b..168ba16e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "copy-props": "^4.0.0",
-    "fancy-log": "^2.0.0",
     "gulplog": "^2.1.0",
     "interpret": "^3.1.1",
     "liftoff": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/test/config-theme-and-msgs.js b/test/config-theme-and-msgs.js
index 4bb1a851..01f13e29 100644
--- a/test/config-theme-and-msgs.js
+++ b/test/config-theme-and-msgs.js
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ describe('config: theme.* & msgs.*', function() {
     var gulpfile = tildify(path.join(cwd, 'gulpfile.js'));
     var expected = 'Tasks for ' + gulpfile + '\n' +
       '├─┬ **default**  This is default task\n' +
-      '│ │ --ghi        …is a flag for default task\n' +
+      '│ │ --ghi        is a flag for default task\n' +
       '│ └─┬ <series>\n' +
       '│   ├── taskA\n' +
       '│   └── taskB\n' +
       '├── **taskA**    This is task A\n' +
-      '│   --abc        …is a flag for task A\n' +
+      '│   --abc        is a flag for task A\n' +
       '└── **taskB**    This is task B\n' +
-      '    --def        …is a flag for task B\n';
+      '    --def        is a flag for task B\n';
 
     var opts = { cwd: cwd };
     exec(gulp('--tasks'), opts, cb);
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@ describe('config: theme.* & msgs.*', function() {
     var gulpfile = tildify(path.join(cwd, 'gulpfile.js'));
     var expected = 'Tasks for ' + gulpfile + '\n' +
       '├─┬ default  This is default task\n' +
-      '│ │ --ghi    …is a flag for default task\n' +
+      '│ │ --ghi    is a flag for default task\n' +
       '│ └─┬ **<series>**\n' +
       '│   ├── **taskA**\n' +
       '│   └── **taskB**\n' +
       '├── taskA    This is task A\n' +
-      '│   --abc    …is a flag for task A\n' +
+      '│   --abc    is a flag for task A\n' +
       '└── taskB    This is task B\n' +
-      '    --def    …is a flag for task B\n';
+      '    --def    is a flag for task B\n';
 
     var opts = { cwd: cwd };
     exec(gulp('--tasks'), opts, cb);
diff --git a/test/expected/by-unwrap-and-not-by-unwrap.txt b/test/expected/by-unwrap-and-not-by-unwrap.txt
index 22de5a7f..fe35039d 100644
--- a/test/expected/by-unwrap-and-not-by-unwrap.txt
+++ b/test/expected/by-unwrap-and-not-by-unwrap.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ gulp-cli/test/fixtures
 │     └── task3
 ├── no-desc
 ├── task1             Description for gulp.task("task1")
-│   --flag-of-task1   …Description for flag of task1
+│   --flag-of-task1   Description for flag of task1
 ├── task2             Description for gulp.task("task2").unwrap()
-│   --flag-of-task2   …Description for flag of task2
+│   --flag-of-task2   Description for flag of task2
 └── task3             Use gulp.task("task3").description preferentially
-    --flag0-of-task3  …Description for flag0 of task3
-    --flag1-of-task3  …Use gulp.task("task3").flags preferentially
+    --flag0-of-task3  Description for flag0 of task3
+    --flag1-of-task3  Use gulp.task("task3").flags preferentially
diff --git a/test/expected/with-desc-and-flags.txt b/test/expected/with-desc-and-flags.txt
index 34e85d2c..eb2f80dc 100644
--- a/test/expected/with-desc-and-flags.txt
+++ b/test/expected/with-desc-and-flags.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 gulp-cli/test/fixtures
 ├─┬ build         Build all the things!
 │ │ --dev
-│ │ --production  …compressed into single bundle
+│ │ --production  compressed into single bundle
 │ └─┬ <series>
 │   ├── clean
 │   ├── scripts
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ gulp-cli/test/fixtures
 │   └── watch
 ├── scripts       Bundles JavaScript
 ├── serve         Serves files reloading
-│   --lr          …with live reloading
+│   --lr          with live reloading
 ├── styles        Compiles and bundles CSS
 └── watch         Watch files and build on change
diff --git a/test/fixtures/.gulp.js b/test/fixtures/.gulp.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d69736e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/.gulp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var messages = require('../../messages');
+
+module.exports = {
+  message: function (msg) {
+    if (msg === messages.DESCRIPTION) {
+      return "gulp-cli/test/fixtures";
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/.gulp.json b/test/fixtures/.gulp.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c0c87edd..00000000
--- a/test/fixtures/.gulp.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "log": {
-    "msgs": {
-      "tasks": {
-        "description" : "gulp-cli/test/fixtures"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/gulpfiles/.gulp.js b/test/fixtures/gulpfiles/.gulp.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f088daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/gulpfiles/.gulp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var messages = require('../../../messages');
+
+module.exports = {
+  message: function (msg) {
+    if (msg === messages.DESCRIPTION) {
+      return "gulp-cli/test/fixtures/gulpfiles";
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/gulpfiles/.gulp.json b/test/fixtures/gulpfiles/.gulp.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0eae6480..00000000
--- a/test/fixtures/gulpfiles/.gulp.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "log": {
-    "msgs": {
-      "tasks": {
-        "description" : "gulp-cli/test/fixtures/gulpfiles"
-      },
-      "tasksJson": {
-        "description" : "gulp-cli/test/fixtures/gulpfiles"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/logging.js b/test/fixtures/logging.js
index 6f5c5566..7b28ae8a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/logging.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/logging.js
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ var log = require('gulplog');
 var yargs = require('yargs');
 var toConsole = require('../../lib/shared/log/to-console');
 var cliOptions = require('../../lib/shared/options/cli-options');
+var buildTranslations = require('../../lib/shared/translate');
 
 var opts = yargs.options(cliOptions).parse();
 
-toConsole(log, opts);
+var translate = buildTranslations();
+
+toConsole(log, opts, translate);
 
 log.debug('test debug');
 log.info('test info');