diff --git a/lib/networkOut.js b/lib/networkOut.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/networkOut.js
+++ b/lib/networkOut.js
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ module.exports = function(connection, request) {
       if (cb) { cb(); };
     },
 
-    stdout: function(str) {
+    stdout: function(str, level) {
       var result = {request: request,
                     responseType: 'stdout',
-                    stdout: str};
+                    stdout: str,
+                    level: level || 'debug'};
       connection.write(JSON.stringify(result) + '\n');
     },
improving build output with level (debug, info, warn, error)