diff --git a/precondition.go b/precondition.go
index 3f2f066b..eff123a0 100644
--- a/precondition.go
+++ b/precondition.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (e *Executor) areTaskPreconditionsMet(ctx context.Context, t *taskfile.Task
 		})
 
 		if err != nil {
-			e.Logger.Outf("task: %s", p.Msg)
+			e.Logger.Errf("task: %s", p.Msg)
 			return false, ErrPreconditionFailed
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index 79568abd..d42325c2 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestPrecondition(t *testing.T) {
 	// A precondition that was not met
 	assert.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "impossible"}))
 
-	if buff.String() != "1 != 0\n" {
+	if buff.String() != "task: 1 != 0 obviously!\n" {
 		t.Errorf("Wrong output message: %s", buff.String())
 	}
 	buff.Reset()
@@ -301,14 +301,14 @@ func TestPrecondition(t *testing.T) {
 	// Calling a task with a precondition in a dependency fails the task
 	assert.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "depends_on_imposssible"}))
 
-	if buff.String() != "1 != 0\ntask: precondition not met\n" {
+	if buff.String() != "task: 1 != 0 obviously!\n" {
 		t.Errorf("Wrong output message: %s", buff.String())
 	}
 	buff.Reset()
 
 	// Calling a task with a precondition in a cmd fails the task
 	assert.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), taskfile.Call{Task: "executes_failing_task_as_cmd"}))
-	if buff.String() != "1 != 0\ntask: precondition not met\n" {
+	if buff.String() != "task: 1 != 0 obviously!\n" {
 		t.Errorf("Wrong output message: %s", buff.String())
 	}
 	buff.Reset()
diff --git a/testdata/precondition/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/precondition/Taskfile.yml
index b9f2c338..405140f7 100644
--- a/testdata/precondition/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/precondition/Taskfile.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tasks:
   impossible:
     preconditions:
       - sh: "[ 1 = 0 ]"
-        msg: "1 != 0"
+        msg: "1 != 0 obviously!"
 
   depends_on_imposssible:
     deps:
@@ -17,7 +17,3 @@ tasks:
   executes_failing_task_as_cmd:
     cmds:
       - task: impossible
-
-  depends_on_failure_of_impossible:
-    deps:
-      - impossible_but_i_dont_care