diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/run.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/run.go
index 8817ec1f262..f4be5e92389 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/run.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/run.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (b *Builder) run(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artif
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "retrieving build context")
 	}
 
-	context, err := s.Setup(ctx, artifact, cfg, initialTag)
+	context, err := s.Setup(ctx, out, artifact, cfg, initialTag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "setting up build context")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/gcs.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/gcs.go
index f29a48dc5ee..7ee714d728b 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/gcs.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/gcs.go
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ package sources
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 
 	cstorage "cloud.google.com/go/storage"
+	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/color"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/docker"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/gcp"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ type GCSBucket struct {
 }
 
 // Setup uploads the context to the provided GCS bucket
-func (g *GCSBucket) Setup(ctx context.Context, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error) {
+func (g *GCSBucket) Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error) {
 	bucket := cfg.BuildContext.GCSBucket
 	if bucket == "" {
 		guessedProjectID, err := gcp.ExtractProjectID(artifact.ImageName)
@@ -44,12 +45,14 @@ func (g *GCSBucket) Setup(ctx context.Context, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *l
 
 		bucket = guessedProjectID
 	}
-	logrus.Debugln("Upload sources to", bucket, "GCS bucket")
+
+	color.Default.Fprintln(out, "Uploading sources to", bucket, "GCS bucket")
 
 	g.tarName = fmt.Sprintf("context-%s.tar.gz", initialTag)
 	if err := docker.UploadContextToGCS(ctx, artifact.Workspace, artifact.DockerArtifact, bucket, g.tarName); err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "uploading sources to GCS")
 	}
+
 	context := fmt.Sprintf("gs://%s/%s", cfg.BuildContext.GCSBucket, g.tarName)
 	return context, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/localdir.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/localdir.go
index 6750cdce5ae..3deb80f2790 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/localdir.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/localdir.go
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ package sources
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
+	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/color"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/constants"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/docker"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes"
@@ -45,15 +46,18 @@ type LocalDir struct {
 }
 
 // Setup for LocalDir creates a tarball of the buildcontext and stores it in /tmp
-func (g *LocalDir) Setup(ctx context.Context, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error) {
+func (g *LocalDir) Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error) {
 	g.tarPath = filepath.Join("/tmp", fmt.Sprintf("context-%s.tar.gz", initialTag))
-	logrus.Infof("storing buildcontext tarball at %s", g.tarPath)
+	color.Default.Fprintln(out, "Storing build context at", g.tarPath)
+
 	f, err := os.Create(g.tarPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "creating temporary buildcontext tarball")
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
+
 	err = docker.CreateDockerTarGzContext(ctx, f, artifact.Workspace, artifact.DockerArtifact)
+
 	context := fmt.Sprintf("dir://%s", constants.DefaultKanikoEmptyDirMountPath)
 	return context, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/sources.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/sources.go
index c00afb80805..a51df326c84 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/sources.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/sources.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package sources
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/constants"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 // BuildContextSource is the generic type for the different build context sources the kaniko builder can use
 type BuildContextSource interface {
-	Setup(ctx context.Context, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error)
+	Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error)
 	Pod(cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, args []string) *v1.Pod
 	ModifyPod(ctx context.Context, p *v1.Pod) error
 	Cleanup(ctx context.Context, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild) error