diff --git a/local-cli/server/runServer.js b/local-cli/server/runServer.js
index 909b57bcdde7e4..0a59ee97dd1aea 100644
--- a/local-cli/server/runServer.js
+++ b/local-cli/server/runServer.js
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ const systraceProfileMiddleware = require('./middleware/systraceProfileMiddlewar
 const unless = require('./middleware/unless');
 const webSocketProxy = require('./util/webSocketProxy.js');
 
-function runServer(args, config, readyCallback) {
+function runServer(args, config, startedCallback, readyCallback) {
   var wsProxy = null;
   var ms = null;
   const packagerServer = getPackagerServer(args, config);
+  startedCallback(packagerServer._reporter);
+
   const inspectorProxy = new InspectorProxy();
   const app = connect()
     .use(loadRawBodyMiddleware)
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ function runServer(args, config, readyCallback) {
       wsProxy = webSocketProxy.attachToServer(serverInstance, '/debugger-proxy');
       ms = messageSocket.attachToServer(serverInstance, '/message');
       inspectorProxy.attachToServer(serverInstance, '/inspector');
-      readyCallback();
+      readyCallback(packagerServer._reporter);
     }
   );
   // Disable any kind of automatic timeout behavior for incoming
diff --git a/local-cli/server/server.js b/local-cli/server/server.js
index 14e8eeeb51de2f..c74c206a844047 100644
--- a/local-cli/server/server.js
+++ b/local-cli/server/server.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
-const chalk = require('chalk');
-const formatBanner = require('./formatBanner');
 const path = require('path');
 const runServer = require('./runServer');
 
@@ -19,50 +17,31 @@ const runServer = require('./runServer');
 function server(argv, config, args) {
   args.projectRoots.concat(args.root);
 
-  console.log(formatBanner(
-    'Running packager on port ' + args.port + '.\n\n' +
-    'Keep this packager running while developing on any JS projects. ' +
-    'Feel free to close this tab and run your own packager instance if you ' +
-    'prefer.\n\n' +
-    'https://github.com/facebook/react-native', {
-      marginLeft: 1,
-      marginRight: 1,
-      paddingBottom: 1,
-    })
-  );
+  const startedCallback = logReporter => {
+    logReporter.update({
+      type: 'initialize_packager_started',
+      port: args.port,
+      projectRoots: args.projectRoots,
+    });
 
-  console.log(
-    'Looking for JS files in\n  ',
-    chalk.dim(args.projectRoots.join('\n   ')),
-    '\n'
-  );
+    process.on('uncaughtException', error => {
+      logReporter.update({
+        type: 'initialize_packager_failed',
+        port: args.port,
+        error,
+      });
 
-  process.on('uncaughtException', error => {
-    if (error.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
-      console.log(
-        chalk.bgRed.bold(' ERROR '),
-        chalk.red('Packager can\'t listen on port', chalk.bold(args.port))
-      );
-      console.log('Most likely another process is already using this port');
-      console.log('Run the following command to find out which process:');
-      console.log('\n  ', chalk.bold('lsof -i :' + args.port), '\n');
-      console.log('Then, you can either shut down the other process:');
-      console.log('\n  ', chalk.bold('kill -9 <PID>'), '\n');
-      console.log('or run packager on different port.');
-    } else {
-      console.log(chalk.bgRed.bold(' ERROR '), chalk.red(error.message));
-      const errorAttributes = JSON.stringify(error);
-      if (errorAttributes !== '{}') {
-        console.error(chalk.red(errorAttributes));
-      }
-      console.error(chalk.red(error.stack));
-    }
-    console.log('\nSee', chalk.underline('http://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/troubleshooting.html'));
-    console.log('for common problems and solutions.');
-    process.exit(11);
-  });
+      process.exit(11);
+    });
+  };
+
+  const readyCallback = logReporter => {
+    logReporter.update({
+      type: 'initialize_packager_done',
+    });
+  };
 
-  runServer(args, config, () => console.log('\nReact packager ready.\n'));
+  runServer(args, config, startedCallback, readyCallback);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packager/src/lib/TerminalReporter.js b/packager/src/lib/TerminalReporter.js
index 58500faa294175..918b7125c44b8c 100644
--- a/packager/src/lib/TerminalReporter.js
+++ b/packager/src/lib/TerminalReporter.js
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const chalk = require('chalk');
 const path = require('path');
 const reporting = require('./reporting');
 const terminal = require('./terminal');
 const throttle = require('lodash/throttle');
 const util = require('util');
+const formatBanner = require('../../../local-cli/server/formatBanner');
 
 import type {ReportableEvent, GlobalCacheDisabledReason} from './reporting';
 
@@ -133,12 +135,70 @@ class TerminalReporter {
     }
   }
 
+
+  _logPackagerInitializing(port: number, projectRoots: Array<string>) {
+    terminal.log(
+      formatBanner(
+        'Running packager on port ' +
+          port +
+          '.\n\n' +
+          'Keep this packager running while developing on any JS projects. ' +
+          'Feel free to close this tab and run your own packager instance if you ' +
+          'prefer.\n\n' +
+          'https://github.com/facebook/react-native',
+        {
+          marginLeft: 1,
+          marginRight: 1,
+          paddingBottom: 1,
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+    terminal.log(
+      'Looking for JS files in\n  ',
+      chalk.dim(projectRoots.join('\n   ')),
+      '\n'
+    );
+  }
+
+  _logPackagerInitializingFailed(port: number, error: Error) {
+    if (error.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
+      terminal.log(
+        chalk.bgRed.bold(' ERROR '),
+        chalk.red("Packager can't listen on port", chalk.bold(port))
+      );
+      terminal.log('Most likely another process is already using this port');
+      terminal.log('Run the following command to find out which process:');
+      terminal.log('\n  ', chalk.bold('lsof -i :' + port), '\n');
+      terminal.log('Then, you can either shut down the other process:');
+      terminal.log('\n  ', chalk.bold('kill -9 <PID>'), '\n');
+      terminal.log('or run packager on different port.');
+    } else {
+      terminal.log(chalk.bgRed.bold(' ERROR '), chalk.red(error.message));
+      const errorAttributes = JSON.stringify(error);
+      if (errorAttributes !== '{}') {
+        terminal.log(chalk.red(errorAttributes));
+      }
+      terminal.log(chalk.red(error.stack));
+    }
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * This function is only concerned with logging and should not do state
    * or terminal status updates.
    */
   _log(event: TerminalReportableEvent): void {
     switch (event.type) {
+      case 'initialize_packager_started':
+        this._logPackagerInitializing(event.port, event.projectRoots);
+        break;
+      case 'initialize_packager_done':
+        terminal.log('\nReact packager ready.\n');
+        break;
+      case 'initialize_packager_failed':
+        this._logPackagerInitializingFailed(event.port, event.error);
+        break;
       case 'bundle_build_done':
         this._logBundleBuildDone(event.entryFilePath);
         break;
diff --git a/packager/src/lib/reporting.js b/packager/src/lib/reporting.js
index d7f92fe81c9742..29994435f580f6 100644
--- a/packager/src/lib/reporting.js
+++ b/packager/src/lib/reporting.js
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ export type GlobalCacheDisabledReason = 'too_many_errors' | 'too_many_misses';
  * report to the tool user.
  */
 export type ReportableEvent = {
+  port: number,
+  projectRoots: Array<string>,
+  type: 'initialize_packager_started',
+} | {
+  type: 'initialize_packager_done',
+} | {
+  type: 'initialize_packager_failed',
+  port: number,
+  error: Error,
+} | {
   entryFilePath: string,
   type: 'bundle_build_done',
 } | {