diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Diff.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Diff.java
index 8f051688b..fe2df6554 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Diff.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Diff.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class Diff extends TextBuiltin {
 			} else if (newTree == null)
 				newTree = new FileTreeIterator(db);
 
-			TextProgressMonitor pm = new TextProgressMonitor();
+			TextProgressMonitor pm = new TextProgressMonitor(errw);
 			pm.setDelayStart(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 			diffFmt.setProgressMonitor(pm);
 			diffFmt.setPathFilter(pathFilter);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java
index 8e3ec03c7..186fdd8a2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Fetch extends AbstractFetchCommand {
 		if (thin != null)
 			fetch.setThin(thin.booleanValue());
 		if (quiet == null || !quiet.booleanValue())
-			fetch.setProgressMonitor(new TextProgressMonitor());
+			fetch.setProgressMonitor(new TextProgressMonitor(errw));
 
 		FetchResult result = fetch.call();
 		if (result.getTrackingRefUpdates().isEmpty())
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Gc.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Gc.java
index aa5c90590..bf454760a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Gc.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Gc.java
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ class Gc extends TextBuiltin {
 	protected void run() throws Exception {
 		Git git = Git.wrap(db);
 		git.gc().setAggressive(aggressive)
-				.setProgressMonitor(new TextProgressMonitor()).call();
+				.setProgressMonitor(new TextProgressMonitor(errw)).call();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java
index 42114062b..4afb6d5f8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class IndexPack extends TextBuiltin {
 				ObjectDirectoryPackParser imp = (ObjectDirectoryPackParser) p;
 				imp.setIndexVersion(indexVersion);
 			}
-			p.parse(new TextProgressMonitor());
+			p.parse(new TextProgressMonitor(errw));
 			inserter.flush();
 		} finally {
 			inserter.release();
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Push.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Push.java
index c7c27b4c4..111933790 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Push.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/Push.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Push extends TextBuiltin {
 		PushCommand push = git.push();
 		push.setDryRun(dryRun);
 		push.setForce(force);
-		push.setProgressMonitor(new TextProgressMonitor());
+		push.setProgressMonitor(new TextProgressMonitor(errw));
 		push.setReceivePack(receivePack);
 		push.setRefSpecs(refSpecs);
 		if (all)
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/debug/RebuildCommitGraph.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/debug/RebuildCommitGraph.java
index 214093983..afa469636 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/debug/RebuildCommitGraph.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/debug/RebuildCommitGraph.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class RebuildCommitGraph extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Argument(index = 1, required = true, metaVar = "metaVar_refs", usage = "usage_logAllPretty")
 	File graph;
 
-	private final ProgressMonitor pm = new TextProgressMonitor();
+	private final ProgressMonitor pm = new TextProgressMonitor(errw);
 
 	private Map<ObjectId, ObjectId> rewrites = new HashMap<ObjectId, ObjectId>();