diff --git a/out.gif b/out.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4f0a60
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diff --git a/src/guajillo/utils/cli.py b/src/guajillo/utils/cli.py
index cf8cf4c..3e360ff 100644
--- a/src/guajillo/utils/cli.py
+++ b/src/guajillo/utils/cli.py
@@ -38,16 +38,14 @@ def build_args(self, args: list["str"]) -> None:
             "-o",
             "--out",
             dest="output",
+            choices=["json", "yaml", "boolean"],
             help="Output method will auto detect if possable, use this to force or set to json for json output",
         )
-        self.parser.add_argument(
-            "--out-list", help="list known output methods", action="store_true"
-        )
         self.parser.add_argument(
             "--output-file", dest="output_file", help="Output File"
         )
         self.parser.add_argument(
-            "-L",
+            "-l",
             "--log",
             dest="log_level",
             choices=["CRITICAL", "ERROR", "WARNING", "INFO", "DEBUG"],
@@ -101,17 +99,10 @@ def help(self, doexit: bool = True):
         options.add_row(
             "-o",
             "--out",
-            "OUTPUT",
-            "currently not used, but will let uses force output style",
+            "{json, yaml, boolean}",
+            "force output style through a known output",
             "auto",
         )
-        options.add_row(
-            "",
-            "--out-list",
-            "",
-            "list known output types, currently not implimented",
-            "",
-        )
         options.add_row(
             "",
             "--output-file",
@@ -127,7 +118,7 @@ def help(self, doexit: bool = True):
             "30",
         )
         options.add_row(
-            "-L",
+            "-l",
             "--log",
             "{[bold red]CRITICAL[/bold red],[red]ERROR[/red],[yellow]WARNING[/yellow],[blue]INFO[/blue],[green]DEBUG[/green]}",
             "console log level",
diff --git a/src/guajillo/utils/conn.py b/src/guajillo/utils/conn.py
index 69fc668..37f10a2 100644
--- a/src/guajillo/utils/conn.py
+++ b/src/guajillo/utils/conn.py
@@ -194,9 +194,20 @@ async def taskMan(self, async_comms: dict["str", Any]) -> None:
                 if "tag" in output["return"][0]:
                     job_type = "master"
                     jid = output["return"][0]["jid"]
-                else:
+                elif "jid" in output["return"][0]:
                     job_type = "minion"
                     jid = output["return"][0]["jid"]
+                else:
+                    job_type = "error"
+                    output_event = {
+                        "meta": {
+                            "output": "json",
+                            "step": "final",
+                        },
+                        "output": output,
+                    }
+                    self.async_comms["events"].append(output_event)
+                    self.async_comms["update"].set()
             else:
                 output_event = {
                     "meta": {
diff --git a/src/guajillo/utils/outputs.py b/src/guajillo/utils/outputs.py
index bc14cfd..a300340 100644
--- a/src/guajillo/utils/outputs.py
+++ b/src/guajillo/utils/outputs.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ async def boolean(self, event: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             for item in nonreturned:
                 self.console.print(f"[red]✘ {item}[/red]")
 
+    async def string(self, output: str) -> None:
+        self.console.print(output)
+
     async def taskMan(self, async_comms: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         try:
             log.info("Starting output Task Manager")
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ async def taskMan(self, async_comms: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
                     if event["meta"]["step"] == "final":
                         self.cstatus.stop()
                     log.debug(f"calling outputer {event["meta"]["output"]}")
+                    if event["output"]["return"][0] == {}:
+                        await self.string("No known minions matched target")
                     await getattr(self, event["meta"]["output"])(event["output"])
                 await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
             self.async_comms["one"] = True
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_cli.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_cli.py
index 18c8132..9bf5d5d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_cli.py
@@ -43,18 +43,6 @@ def test_cli_out_fail():
     assert excinfo.value.code == 2
 
 
-def test_cli_out_list():
-    testing = CliParse()
-    testing.build_args(["--out-list"])
-    assert testing.parsed_args.out_list
-
-
-def test_cli_out_list_default():
-    testing = CliParse()
-    testing.build_args(["-c", "/fake/file"])
-    assert not testing.parsed_args.out_list
-
-
 def test_cli_output_file():
     testing = CliParse()
     testing.build_args(["--output-file", "/fake/file"])
@@ -70,14 +58,14 @@ def test_cli_output_file_fail():
 
 def test_cli_log():
     testing = CliParse()
-    testing.build_args(["-L", "DEBUG"])
+    testing.build_args(["-l", "DEBUG"])
     assert testing.parsed_args.log_level == "DEBUG"
 
 
 def test_cli_log_fail():
     testing = CliParse()
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
-        testing.build_args(["-L", "ALL"])
+        testing.build_args(["-l", "ALL"])
     assert excinfo.value.code == 2
 
 
@@ -104,14 +92,9 @@ def test_help():
 │       │               │                 │ config file to   │                 │
 │       │               │                 │ use as login     │                 │
 │       │               │                 │ info             │                 │
-│ -o    │ --out         │ OUTPUT          │ currently not    │ auto            │
-│       │               │                 │ used, but will   │                 │
-│       │               │                 │ let uses force   │                 │
-│       │               │                 │ output style     │                 │
-│       │ --out-list    │                 │ list known       │                 │
-│       │               │                 │ output types,    │                 │
-│       │               │                 │ currently not    │                 │
-│       │               │                 │ implimented      │                 │
+│ -o    │ --out         │ {json, yaml,    │ force output     │ auto            │
+│       │               │ boolean}        │ style through a  │                 │
+│       │               │                 │ known output     │                 │
 │       │ --output-file │ OUTPUT_FILE     │ Not implimented, │                 │
 │       │               │                 │ output file to   │                 │
 │       │               │                 │ dump output to   │                 │
@@ -119,7 +102,7 @@ def test_help():
 │       │               │                 │ internal         │                 │
 │       │               │                 │ operations,      │                 │
 │       │               │                 │ loops to fetch   │                 │
-│ -L    │ --log         │ {CRITICAL,ERRO… │ console log      │ WARNING         │
+│ -l    │ --log         │ {CRITICAL,ERRO… │ console log      │ WARNING         │
 │       │               │                 │ level            │                 │
 └───────┴───────────────┴─────────────────┴──────────────────┴─────────────────┘
 
@@ -127,5 +110,5 @@ def test_help():
 
 """
     assert capture.get() == expected
-    with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
         testing.build_args(["-h"])