diff --git a/cache/src/main/scala/coursier/TermDisplay.scala b/cache/src/main/scala/coursier/TermDisplay.scala
index eafc35534..e70986f05 100644
--- a/cache/src/main/scala/coursier/TermDisplay.scala
+++ b/cache/src/main/scala/coursier/TermDisplay.scala
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class TermDisplay(
         doneQueue += (url -> infos.get(url))
     }
 
-    if (fallbackMode) {
+    if (fallbackMode && success) {
       // FIXME What about concurrent accesses to out from the thread above?
       out.write(s"Downloaded $url\n")
       out.flush()