diff --git a/lib/jekyll.rb b/lib/jekyll.rb
index f58f3beb..a669c911 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll.rb
@@ -133,12 +133,17 @@ module Jekyll
     config_file = File.join(source, '_config.yml')
     begin
       config = YAML.safe_load_file(config_file)
-      raise "Invalid configuration - #{config_file}" if !config.is_a?(Hash)
-      $stdout.puts "Configuration from #{config_file}"
+      raise "Configuration file: (INVALID) #{config_file}" if !config.is_a?(Hash)
+      $stdout.puts "Configuration file: #{config_file}"
+    rescue SystemCallError
+      # Errno:ENOENT = file not found
+      $stderr.puts "Configuration file: none"
+      config = {}
     rescue => err
-      $stderr.puts "WARNING: Could not read configuration. " +
+      $stderr.puts "           " +
+                   "WARNING: Error reading configuration. " +
                    "Using defaults (and options)."
-      $stderr.puts "\t" + err.to_s
+      $stderr.puts "#{err}"
       config = {}
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/commands/build.rb b/lib/jekyll/commands/build.rb
index 0bb3c4f1..f85b65e7 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/commands/build.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/commands/build.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ module Jekyll
       def self.build(site, options)
         source = options['source']
         destination = options['destination']
-        puts "Building site: #{source} -> #{destination}"
+        puts  "            Source: #{source}"
+        puts  "       Destination: #{destination}"
+        print "      Generating... "
         begin
           site.process
         rescue Jekyll::FatalException => e
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ module Jekyll
           puts e.message
           exit(1)
         end
-        puts "Successfully generated site: #{source} -> #{destination}"
+        puts "done."
       end
 
       # Private: Watch for file changes and rebuild the site.
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ module Jekyll
         source = options['source']
         destination = options['destination']
 
-        puts "Auto-Regenerating enabled: #{source} -> #{destination}"
+        puts "            Source: #{source}"
+        puts "       Destination: #{destination}"
+        puts " Auto-regeneration: enabled"
 
         dw = DirectoryWatcher.new(source)
         dw.interval = 1
@@ -56,15 +60,16 @@ module Jekyll
 
         dw.add_observer do |*args|
           t = Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-          puts "[#{t}] regeneration: #{args.size} files changed"
+          print "      Regenerating: #{args.size} files at #{t} "
           site.process
+          puts  "...done."
         end
 
         dw.start
 
         unless options['serving']
           trap("INT") do
-            puts "Stopping auto-regeneration..."
+            puts "     Halting auto-regeneration."
             exit 0
           end
 
diff --git a/test/test_configuration.rb b/test/test_configuration.rb
index 49415de8..abaf6117 100644
--- a/test/test_configuration.rb
+++ b/test/test_configuration.rb
@@ -7,22 +7,21 @@ class TestConfiguration < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "fire warning with no _config.yml" do
-      mock(YAML).safe_load_file(@path) { raise "No such file or directory - #{@path}" }
-      mock($stderr).puts("WARNING: Could not read configuration. Using defaults (and options).")
-      mock($stderr).puts("\tNo such file or directory - #{@path}")
+      mock(YAML).safe_load_file(@path) { raise SystemCallError, "No such file or directory - #{@path}" }
+      mock($stderr).puts("Configuration file: none")
       assert_equal Jekyll::DEFAULTS, Jekyll.configuration({})
     end
 
     should "load configuration as hash" do
       mock(YAML).safe_load_file(@path) { Hash.new }
-      mock($stdout).puts("Configuration from #{@path}")
+      mock($stdout).puts("Configuration file: #{@path}")
       assert_equal Jekyll::DEFAULTS, Jekyll.configuration({})
     end
 
     should "fire warning with bad config" do
       mock(YAML).safe_load_file(@path) { Array.new }
-      mock($stderr).puts("WARNING: Could not read configuration. Using defaults (and options).")
-      mock($stderr).puts("\tInvalid configuration - #{@path}")
+      mock($stderr).puts("           WARNING: Error reading configuration. Using defaults (and options).")
+      mock($stderr).puts("Configuration file: (INVALID) #{@path}")
       assert_equal Jekyll::DEFAULTS, Jekyll.configuration({})
     end
   end