diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/__tests__/patch-console.ts b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/__tests__/patch-console.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b9b90384b60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/__tests__/patch-console.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { patchConsole } from "../patch-console"
+import { reporter as gatsbyReporter } from "../reporter"
+
+describe(`patchConsole`, () => {
+  const reporter = {
+    log: jest.fn(),
+  }
+  patchConsole((reporter as unknown) as typeof gatsbyReporter)
+
+  beforeEach(reporter.log.mockReset)
+
+  it(`handles an empty call`, () => {
+    console.log()
+
+    // intentionally empty arguments
+    expect(reporter.log).toBeCalledWith()
+  })
+
+  it(`handles multiple arguments`, () => {
+    console.log(`foo`, `bar`, `baz`)
+
+    expect(reporter.log).toBeCalledWith(`foo bar baz`)
+  })
+
+  it(`handles formatting`, () => {
+    console.log(`%s %d`, `bar`, true)
+
+    expect(reporter.log).toBeCalledWith(`bar 1`)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/patch-console.ts b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/patch-console.ts
index 7fe5909007821..acdc2ecbccafe 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/patch-console.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/patch-console.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,25 @@ import { reporter as gatsbyReporter } from "./reporter"
 
 export const patchConsole = (reporter: typeof gatsbyReporter): void => {
   console.log = (format: any, ...args: any[]): void => {
-    reporter.log(util.format(format, ...args))
+    if (format) {
+      reporter.log(util.format(format, ...args))
+      return
+    }
+    reporter.log()
   }
   console.warn = (format: any, ...args: any[]): void => {
-    reporter.warn(util.format(format, ...args))
+    if (format) {
+      reporter.warn(util.format(format, ...args))
+      return
+    }
+    reporter.warn()
   }
   console.info = (format: any, ...args: any[]): void => {
-    reporter.info(util.format(format, ...args))
+    if (format) {
+      reporter.info(util.format(format, ...args))
+      return
+    }
+    reporter.info()
   }
   console.error = (format: any, ...args: any[]): void => {
     reporter.error(util.format(format, ...args))
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/reporter.ts b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/reporter.ts
index e11c1259de8e9..87be5a5b65f35 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/reporter.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/reporter/reporter.ts
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ class Reporter {
     }
   }
 
-  success = (text: string): CreateLogAction =>
+  success = (text?: string): CreateLogAction =>
     reporterActions.createLog({ level: LogLevels.Success, text })
-  info = (text: string): CreateLogAction =>
+  info = (text?: string): CreateLogAction =>
     reporterActions.createLog({ level: LogLevels.Info, text })
-  warn = (text: string): CreateLogAction =>
+  warn = (text?: string): CreateLogAction =>
     reporterActions.createLog({ level: LogLevels.Warning, text })
-  log = (text: string): CreateLogAction =>
+  log = (text?: string): CreateLogAction =>
     reporterActions.createLog({ level: LogLevels.Log, text })
 
   pendingActivity = reporterActions.createPendingActivity