diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
index f87303933..f1c0516c2 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ func runCheck(ctx context.Context, opts CheckOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args
 	for _, hint := range hints {
 		switch hint.(type) {
 		case *checker.ErrDuplicatePacks:
-			term.Print(hint.Error())
+			printer.S("%s", hint.Error())
 			summary.HintRepairIndex = true
 		case *checker.ErrMixedPack:
-			term.Print(hint.Error())
+			printer.S("%s", hint.Error())
 			summary.HintPrune = true
 		default:
 			printer.E("error: %v\n", hint)
@@ -274,10 +274,10 @@ func runCheck(ctx context.Context, opts CheckOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args
 	}
 
 	if summary.HintRepairIndex {
-		term.Print("Duplicate packs are non-critical, you can run `restic repair index' to correct this.\n")
+		printer.S("Duplicate packs are non-critical, you can run `restic repair index' to correct this.\n")
 	}
 	if summary.HintPrune {
-		term.Print("Mixed packs with tree and data blobs are non-critical, you can run `restic prune` to correct this.\n")
+		printer.S("Mixed packs with tree and data blobs are non-critical, you can run `restic prune` to correct this.\n")
 	}
 
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ func (p *jsonErrorPrinter) E(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	}
 	p.term.Error(ui.ToJSONString(status))
 }
+func (*jsonErrorPrinter) S(_ string, _ ...interface{})  {}
 func (*jsonErrorPrinter) P(_ string, _ ...interface{})  {}
 func (*jsonErrorPrinter) V(_ string, _ ...interface{})  {}
 func (*jsonErrorPrinter) VV(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {}
diff --git a/internal/ui/message.go b/internal/ui/message.go
index 6ad5a439e..6ba60f3c0 100644
--- a/internal/ui/message.go
+++ b/internal/ui/message.go
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ func (m *Message) E(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	m.term.Error(fmt.Sprintf(msg, args...))
 }
 
+// S prints a message, this is should only be used for very important messages
+// that are not errors.
+func (m *Message) S(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
+	m.term.Print(fmt.Sprintf(msg, args...))
+}
+
 // P prints a message if verbosity >= 1, this is used for normal messages which
 // are not errors.
 func (m *Message) P(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/internal/ui/progress/printer.go b/internal/ui/progress/printer.go
index a2bc4c4b5..c3e0d17a3 100644
--- a/internal/ui/progress/printer.go
+++ b/internal/ui/progress/printer.go
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ import "testing"
 type Printer interface {
 	NewCounter(description string) *Counter
 
+	// E prints to stderr
 	E(msg string, args ...interface{})
+	// S prints to stdout
+	S(msg string, args ...interface{})
+	// P prints to stdout unless quiet was passed
 	P(msg string, args ...interface{})
+	// V prints to stdout if verbose is set once
 	V(msg string, args ...interface{})
+	// VV prints to stdout if verbose is set twice
 	VV(msg string, args ...interface{})
 }
 
@@ -25,6 +31,8 @@ func (*NoopPrinter) NewCounter(_ string) *Counter {
 
 func (*NoopPrinter) E(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {}
 
+func (*NoopPrinter) S(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {}
+
 func (*NoopPrinter) P(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {}
 
 func (*NoopPrinter) V(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {}
@@ -52,6 +60,10 @@ func (p *TestPrinter) E(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	p.t.Logf("error: "+msg, args...)
 }
 
+func (p *TestPrinter) S(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
+	p.t.Logf("stdout: "+msg, args...)
+}
+
 func (p *TestPrinter) P(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	p.t.Logf("print: "+msg, args...)
 }