diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index 7f585143a9f..6095c9bbff8 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ function kube::build::clean_output() {
       kube::log::error "Build image not built.  Cannot clean via docker build image."
     fi
 
-    kube::log::status "Removing data container"
+    kube::log::status "Removing data container ${KUBE_BUILD_DATA_CONTAINER_NAME}"
     "${DOCKER[@]}" rm -v "${KUBE_BUILD_DATA_CONTAINER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
   fi
 
-  kube::log::status "Cleaning out local _output directory"
+  kube::log::status "Removing _output directory"
   rm -rf "${LOCAL_OUTPUT_ROOT}"
 }
 
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ function kube::build::docker_build() {
   local -r pull="${3:-true}"
   local -ra build_cmd=("${DOCKER[@]}" build -t "${image}" "--pull=${pull}" "${context_dir}")
 
-  kube::log::status "Building Docker image ${image}."
+  kube::log::status "Building Docker image ${image}"
   local docker_output
   docker_output=$("${build_cmd[@]}" 2>&1) || {
     cat <<EOF >&2
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ function kube::build::clean_images() {
 
 function kube::build::ensure_data_container() {
   if ! "${DOCKER[@]}" inspect "${KUBE_BUILD_DATA_CONTAINER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    kube::log::status "Creating data container"
+    kube::log::status "Creating data container ${KUBE_BUILD_DATA_CONTAINER_NAME}"
     local -ra docker_cmd=(
       "${DOCKER[@]}" run
       "${DOCKER_DATA_MOUNT_ARGS[@]}"