diff --git a/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/pause.go b/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/pause.go
index bddafae5e8..05fb462bce 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/pause.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/pause.go
@@ -90,8 +90,13 @@ func (c *PauseCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return base.CommandApiError
 	}
 
-	if resp.StatusCode() != 200 {
-		return base.CommandCliError
+	switch base.Format(c.UI) {
+	case "json":
+		if ok := c.PrintJsonItem(resp); !ok {
+			return base.CommandCliError
+		}
+	default:
+		c.UI.Output("Ferry has been successfully paused.")
 	}
 	return base.CommandSuccess
 }
@@ -118,5 +123,14 @@ func (c *PauseCommand) Pause(ctx context.Context) (*api.Response, *api.Error, er
 		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(ctx, err, op, errors.WithMsg("client do failed"))
 	}
 	apiResp := api.NewResponse(resp)
+
+	apiErr, err := apiResp.Decode(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(ctx, err, op, errors.WithMsg("error decoding Resume response"))
+	}
+	if apiErr != nil {
+		return nil, apiErr, nil
+	}
+
 	return apiResp, nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/resume.go b/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/resume.go
index ff5e944005..c274f8870a 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/resume.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/resume.go
@@ -90,8 +90,13 @@ func (c *ResumeCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return base.CommandApiError
 	}
 
-	if resp.StatusCode() != 200 {
-		return base.CommandCliError
+	switch base.Format(c.UI) {
+	case "json":
+		if ok := c.PrintJsonItem(resp); !ok {
+			return base.CommandCliError
+		}
+	default:
+		c.UI.Output("Ferry has been successfully resumed.")
 	}
 	return base.CommandSuccess
 }
@@ -118,5 +123,14 @@ func (c *ResumeCommand) Resume(ctx context.Context) (*api.Response, *api.Error,
 		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(ctx, err, op, errors.WithMsg("client do failed"))
 	}
 	apiResp := api.NewResponse(resp)
+
+	apiErr, err := apiResp.Decode(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(ctx, err, op, errors.WithMsg("error decoding Resume response"))
+	}
+	if apiErr != nil {
+		return nil, apiErr, nil
+	}
+
 	return apiResp, nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/status.go b/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/status.go
index d04a732257..bd7f388d10 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/status.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/commands/ferry/status.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ type GetStatusResponse struct {
 	AuthTokenId     string    `json:"auth_token_id"`
 	AuthTokenExpiry time.Time `json:"auth_token_expiry"`
 	Version         string    `json:"version"`
+	Status          string    `json:"status"`
 	Errors          []string  `json:"errors"`
 	Warnings        []string  `json:"warnings"`
 }
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func (c *StatusCommand) Status(ctx context.Context) (*api.Response, *GetStatusRe
 	res := &GetStatusResponse{}
 	apiErr, err := apiResp.Decode(&res)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Error when sending request to the ferry daemon: %w.", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error when sending request to the ferry daemon: %w", err)
 	}
 	if apiErr != nil {
 		return apiResp, nil, apiErr, nil
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ func printStatusTable(status *GetStatusResponse) string {
 		"Auth Token Id":         status.AuthTokenId,
 		"Auth Token Expiration": time.Until(status.AuthTokenExpiry).Round(time.Second).String(),
 		"Version":               status.Version,
+		"Status":                status.Status,
 	}
 
 	maxLength := base.MaxAttributesLength(nonAttributeMap, nil, nil)