diff --git a/src/cmd/connect.go b/src/cmd/connect.go
index 8600d703a3..358a9e1ac3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/connect.go
+++ b/src/cmd/connect.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/config/lang"
 	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/message"
 	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/utils/exec"
 )
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ var connectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short:   lang.CmdConnectShort,
 	Long:    lang.CmdConnectLong,
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		ctx := cmd.Context()
+		l := logger.From(ctx)
 		target := ""
 		if len(args) > 0 {
 			target = args[0]
@@ -38,8 +41,6 @@ var connectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		ctx := cmd.Context()
-
 		var tunnel *cluster.Tunnel
 		if target == "" {
 			tunnel, err = c.ConnectTunnelInfo(ctx, zt)
@@ -61,14 +62,12 @@ var connectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		defer tunnel.Close()
 
-		// Dump the tunnel URL to the console for other tools to use.
-		fmt.Print(tunnel.FullURL())
-
 		if cliOnly {
 			spinner.Updatef(lang.CmdConnectEstablishedCLI, tunnel.FullURL())
+			l.Info("Tunnel established, waiting for user to interrupt (ctrl-c to end)", "url", tunnel.FullURL())
 		} else {
 			spinner.Updatef(lang.CmdConnectEstablishedWeb, tunnel.FullURL())
-
+			l.Info("Tunnel established, opening your default web browser (ctrl-c to end)", "url", tunnel.FullURL())
 			if err := exec.LaunchURL(tunnel.FullURL()); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -98,6 +97,9 @@ var connectListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// HACK: Re-initializing PTerm with a stderr writer isn't great, but it lets us render these
+		// tables for backwards compatibility
+		message.InitializePTerm(logger.DestinationDefault)
 		message.PrintConnectStringTable(connections)
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/prepare.go b/src/pkg/packager/prepare.go
index 9dffa529b7..2a25239189 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/prepare.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/prepare.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (p *Packager) findImages(ctx context.Context) (map[string][]string, error)
 			for idx, k := range manifest.Kustomizations {
 				// Generate manifests from kustomizations and place in the package
 				kname := fmt.Sprintf("kustomization-%s-%d.yaml", manifest.Name, idx)
-				// Use the temp folder because if "helpers.CreatePathAndCopy" is provider with the  same path it will result in the file being empty
+				// Use the temp folder because if "helpers.CreatePathAndCopy" is provided with the same path it will result in the file being empty
 				destination := filepath.Join(componentPaths.Temp, kname)
 				if err := kustomize.Build(k, destination, manifest.KustomizeAllowAnyDirectory); err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to build the kustomization for %s: %w", k, err)