diff --git a/scripts/falco-driver-loader b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
index d454f058..642aae01 100755
--- a/scripts/falco-driver-loader
+++ b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
@@ -68,29 +68,29 @@ cos_version_greater()
 
 get_kernel_config() {
 	if [ -f /proc/config.gz ]; then
-		echo "Found kernel config at /proc/config.gz"
+		echo "* Found kernel config at /proc/config.gz"
 		KERNEL_CONFIG_PATH=/proc/config.gz
 	elif [ -f "/boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}" ]; then
-		echo "Found kernel config at /boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
+		echo "* Found kernel config at /boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
 		KERNEL_CONFIG_PATH=/boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}
 	elif [ -n "${HOST_ROOT}" ] && [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}" ]; then
-		echo "Found kernel config at ${HOST_ROOT}/boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
+		echo "* Found kernel config at ${HOST_ROOT}/boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
 		KERNEL_CONFIG_PATH="${HOST_ROOT}/boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
 	elif [ -f "/usr/lib/ostree-boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}" ]; then
-		echo "Found kernel config at /usr/lib/ostree-boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
+		echo "* Found kernel config at /usr/lib/ostree-boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
 		KERNEL_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/lib/ostree-boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
 	elif [ -n "${HOST_ROOT}" ] && [ -f "${HOST_ROOT}/usr/lib/ostree-boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}" ]; then
-		echo "Found kernel config at ${HOST_ROOT}/usr/lib/ostree-boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
+		echo "* Found kernel config at ${HOST_ROOT}/usr/lib/ostree-boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
 		KERNEL_CONFIG_PATH="${HOST_ROOT}/usr/lib/ostree-boot/config-${KERNEL_RELEASE}"
 	elif [ -f "/lib/modules/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/config" ]; then
 		# this code works both for native host and agent container assuming that
 		# Dockerfile sets up the desired symlink /lib/modules -> $HOST_ROOT/lib/modules
-		echo "Found kernel config at /lib/modules/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/config"
+		echo "* Found kernel config at /lib/modules/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/config"
 		KERNEL_CONFIG_PATH="/lib/modules/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/config"
 	fi
 
 	if [ -z "${KERNEL_CONFIG_PATH}" ]; then
-		echo "Cannot find kernel config"
+		>&2 echo "Cannot find kernel config"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
@@ -177,37 +177,42 @@ load_kernel_module() {
 		exit 0
 	fi
 
-	# skip dkms on UEK hosts because it will always fail`
+	# skip dkms on UEK hosts because it will always fail
 	if [[ $(uname -r) == *uek* ]]; then
 		echo "* Skipping dkms install for UEK host"
 	else
-		if hash dkms &>/dev/null && dkms install -m "${DRIVER_NAME}" -v "${DRIVER_VERSION}" -k "${KERNEL_RELEASE}" 2>/dev/null; then
-			echo "* Trying to load a dkms ${DRIVER_NAME} module, if present"
-
-			if insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-				echo "${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms"
-				exit 0
-			elif insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko.xz" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-				echo "${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms (xz)"
-				exit 0
+		if hash dkms &>/dev/null; then
+				echo "* Trying to dkms install ${DRIVER_NAME} module"
+			if dkms install -m "${DRIVER_NAME}" -v "${DRIVER_VERSION}" -k "${KERNEL_RELEASE}" 2>/dev/null; then
+				echo "* Trying to load a dkms ${DRIVER_NAME} module, if present"
+				
+				if insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+					echo "* ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms"
+					exit 0
+				elif insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko.xz" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+					echo "* ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms (xz)"
+					exit 0
+				else
+					echo "* Unable to insmod"
+				fi
 			else
-				echo "* Unable to insmod"
+				DKMS_LOG="/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/build/make.log"
+				if [ -f "${DKMS_LOG}" ]; then
+					echo "* Running dkms build failed, dumping ${DKMS_LOG}"
+					cat "${DKMS_LOG}"
+				else
+					echo "* Running dkms build failed, couldn't find ${DKMS_LOG}"
+				fi
 			fi
 		else
-			DKMS_LOG="/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/build/make.log"
-			if [ -f "${DKMS_LOG}" ]; then
-				echo "* Running dkms build failed, dumping ${DKMS_LOG}"
-				cat "${DKMS_LOG}"
-			else
-				echo "* Running dkms build failed, couldn't find ${DKMS_LOG}"
-			fi
+			echo "* Skipping dkms install (dkms not found)"
 		fi
 	fi
 
 	echo "* Trying to load a system ${DRIVER_NAME} driver, if present"
 
 	if modprobe "${DRIVER_NAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-		echo "${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded with modprobe"
+		echo "* ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded with modprobe"
 		exit 0
 	fi
 
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@ load_kernel_module() {
 	local FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME="${DRIVER_NAME}_${TARGET_ID}_${KERNEL_RELEASE}_${KERNEL_VERSION}.ko"
 
 	if [ -f "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" ]; then
-		echo "Found a prebuilt module at ${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}, loading it"
+		echo "* Found a prebuilt module at ${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}, loading it"
 		insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}"
 		exit $?
 	fi
@@ -228,7 +233,7 @@ load_kernel_module() {
 
 	echo "* Trying to download prebuilt module from ${URL}"
 	if curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
-		echo "Download succeeded, loading module"
+		echo "* Download succeeded, loading module"
 		insmod "${HOME}/.falco/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}"
 		exit $?
 	else
@@ -278,7 +283,7 @@ load_bpf_probe() {
 		}
 
 		if [ -n "${COS}" ]; then
-			echo "* COS detected (build ${BUILD_ID}), using cos kernel headers..."
+			echo "* COS detected (build ${BUILD_ID}), using cos kernel headers"
 
 			BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-tools/${BUILD_ID}/kernel-headers.tgz"
 			KERNEL_EXTRA_VERSION="+"
@@ -341,6 +346,7 @@ load_bpf_probe() {
 			cd /tmp/kernel || exit
 			cd "$(mktemp -d -p /tmp/kernel)" || exit
 			if ! curl -L -o kernel-sources.tgz --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" "${BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL}"; then
+				>&2 echo "Download failed"
 				exit 1;
 			fi
 
@@ -396,7 +402,7 @@ load_bpf_probe() {
 		ln -sf "${HOME}/.falco/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_NAME}-bpf.o"
 		exit $?
 	else
-		echo "* Failure to find an eBPF probe"
+		>&2 echo "Failure to find an eBPF probe"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
@@ -425,12 +431,12 @@ if [ "${1}" = "--source-only" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
-	echo "Installer must be run as root (or with sudo)."
+	>&2 echo "This program must be run as root (or with sudo)"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 if ! hash curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-	echo "This program requires curl"
+	>&2 echo "This program requires curl"
 	exit 1
 fi