diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/common.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/common.go
index 1627c5e8..db558e44 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/common.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/common.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package backend
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 
 	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/compiler"
@@ -49,43 +48,29 @@ func NewBackend(s string) compiler.CompilerBackend {
 	return compilerBackend
 }
 
-func runCommand(cmd *exec.Cmd) (string, error) {
+func runCommand(cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
+	output := ""
 	buffered := !config.LuetCfg.GetGeneral().ShowBuildOutput
-	if buffered {
-		Spinner(22)
-		defer SpinnerStop()
-	}
-
-	ans := ""
 	writer := NewBackendWriter(buffered)
 
 	cmd.Stdout = writer
 	cmd.Stderr = writer
 
+	if buffered {
+		Spinner(22)
+		defer SpinnerStop()
+	}
+
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "Failed starting build")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed starting command")
 	}
 
 	err = cmd.Wait()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "Failed waiting for building command")
+		output = writer.GetCombinedOutput()
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed running command: %s", output)
 	}
 
-	res := cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode()
-	if res != 0 {
-		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed building image (exiting with %d)", res)
-		if buffered {
-			errMsg = fmt.Sprintf("Failed building image (exiting with %d): %s",
-				res, writer.GetCombinedOutput())
-		}
-
-		return "", errors.Wrap(err, errMsg)
-	}
-
-	if buffered {
-		ans = writer.GetCombinedOutput()
-	}
-
-	return ans, nil
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
index 824569c2..6c0e6d56 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (*SimpleDocker) BuildImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	Info(":whale2: Building image " + name)
 	cmd := exec.Command("docker", buildarg...)
 	cmd.Dir = path
-	_, err := runCommand(cmd)
+	err := runCommand(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
index c75f9da9..67075513 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (*SimpleImg) BuildImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 
 	cmd := exec.Command("img", buildarg...)
 	cmd.Dir = path
-	_, err := runCommand(cmd)
+	err := runCommand(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/writer.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/writer.go
index ec2ff8d2..db30a1b5 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/writer.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/writer.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright © 2021 Daniele Rondina <geaaru@sabayonlinux.org>
+//                  Ettore Di Giacinto <mudler@sabayonlinux.org>
 //
 // This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -23,21 +24,23 @@ import (
 
 type BackendWriter struct {
 	BufferedOutput bool
-	Buffer         bytes.Buffer
+	Buffer         *bytes.Buffer
 }
 
 func NewBackendWriter(buffered bool) *BackendWriter {
 	return &BackendWriter{
 		BufferedOutput: buffered,
+		Buffer:         &bytes.Buffer{},
 	}
 }
 
 func (b *BackendWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	if b.BufferedOutput {
 		return b.Buffer.Write(p)
-	} else {
-		Msg("info", false, false, (string(p)))
 	}
+
+	Msg("info", false, false, (string(p)))
+
 	return len(p), nil
 }