diff --git a/php/commands/src/CLI_Command.php b/php/commands/src/CLI_Command.php
index a4f5f6071..433821cdc 100644
--- a/php/commands/src/CLI_Command.php
+++ b/php/commands/src/CLI_Command.php
@@ -322,23 +322,25 @@ public function update( $_, $assoc_args ) {
 			EE::error( 'The downloaded PHAR is broken, try running ee cli update again.' );
 		}
 		EE::log( 'New version works. Proceeding to replace.' );
+		if ( Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'nightly' ) ) {
+			$updated_version = 'the latest nightly release';
+		} elseif ( Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'stable' ) ) {
+			$updated_version = 'the latest stable release';
+		} else {
+			$updated_version = $newest['version'];
+		}
+		$is_quiet = ! empty( EE::get_runner()->config['quiet'] );
 		$mode = fileperms( $old_phar ) & 511;
 		if ( false === chmod( $temp, $mode ) ) {
 			EE::error( sprintf( 'Cannot chmod %s.', $temp ) );
 		}
-		class_exists( '\cli\Streams' ); // This autoloads \cli\Streams - after we move the file we no longer have access to this class.
-		class_exists( '\cli\Colors' ); // This autoloads \cli\Colors
 		if ( false === rename( $temp, $old_phar ) ) {
 			EE::error( sprintf( 'Cannot move %s to %s', $temp, $old_phar ) );
 		}
-		if ( Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'nightly' ) ) {
-			$updated_version = 'the latest nightly release';
-		} elseif ( Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'stable' ) ) {
-			$updated_version = 'the latest stable release';
-		} else {
-			$updated_version = $newest['version'];
+		// The running Phar has been replaced; avoid logger/color autoloads from it.
+		if ( ! $is_quiet ) {
+			fwrite( STDOUT, sprintf( 'Success: Updated EE to %s.' . PHP_EOL, $updated_version ) );
 		}
-		EE::success( sprintf( 'Updated EE to %s.', $updated_version ) );
 	}
 
 	/**