diff --git a/common/multistep_runner.go b/common/multistep_runner.go
index e3c16e7cf..b34ee3a04 100644
--- a/common/multistep_runner.go
+++ b/common/multistep_runner.go
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ func (s abortStep) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.
 }
 
 func (s abortStep) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
+	err, ok := state.GetOk("error")
+	if ok {
+		s.ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err))
+	}
 	if _, ok := state.GetOk(multistep.StateCancelled); ok {
 		s.ui.Error("Interrupted, aborting...")
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -99,6 +103,11 @@ func (s askStep) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) (action mult
 			return
 		}
 
+		err, ok := state.GetOk("error")
+		if ok {
+			s.ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err))
+		}
+
 		switch ask(s.ui, typeName(s.step), state) {
 		case askCleanup:
 			return
diff --git a/communicator/ssh/communicator.go b/communicator/ssh/communicator.go
index 6545d1d5c..8fbddc968 100644
--- a/communicator/ssh/communicator.go
+++ b/communicator/ssh/communicator.go
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ func (c *comm) reconnect() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[ERROR] handshake error: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] handshake complete!")