diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index 1157f0cdc..527d57da7 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import fs from 'fs'
 import { PackageJson } from 'type-fest'
 
+import { l } from '../log'
 import { install } from './install'
 import { set } from './set_add'
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export function init(isYarn2: boolean): void {
   // Write package.json
   const indent = regex.exec(str)?.[0]
   fs.writeFileSync('package.json', `${JSON.stringify(pkg, null, indent)}\n`)
-  console.log('husky - updated package.json')
+  l('updated package.json')
 
   // Install husky
   install()
diff --git a/src/commands/install.ts b/src/commands/install.ts
index 7b564c37d..bfd76ccb5 100644
--- a/src/commands/install.ts
+++ b/src/commands/install.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import cp from 'child_process'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 
+import { l } from '../log'
+
 export function install(dir = '.husky'): void {
   // Ensure that we're inside a git repository
   if (cp.spawnSync('git', ['rev-parse']).status !== 0) {
     // Do not fail to let projects downloaded as zip files have their dependencies installed
-    console.log('husky - not a Git repository, skipping hooks installation')
+    l('not a Git repository, skipping hooks installation')
     return
   }
 
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ export function install(dir = '.husky'): void {
       throw error
     }
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log('husky - Git hooks failed to install')
+    l('Git hooks failed to install')
     throw e
   }
 
-  console.log('husky - Git hooks installed')
+  l('Git hooks installed')
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/set_add.ts b/src/commands/set_add.ts
index 0a5ec98d9..d160fba42 100644
--- a/src/commands/set_add.ts
+++ b/src/commands/set_add.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 
+import { l } from '../log'
+
 function data(cmd: string) {
   return `#!/bin/sh
 . "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ ${cmd}
 `
 }
 
+// Show "./file" instead of just "file"
 function format(file: string): string {
   return `${path.dirname(file)}${path.sep}${path.basename(file)}`
 }
@@ -21,14 +24,13 @@ export function set(file: string, cmd: string): void {
 
   fs.writeFileSync(file, data(cmd), { mode: 0o0755 })
 
-  // Show "./file" instead of just "file"
-  console.log(`husky - created ${format(file)}`)
+  l(`created ${format(file)}`)
 }
 
 export function add(file: string, cmd: string): void {
   if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
     fs.appendFileSync(file, `${cmd}\n`)
-    console.log(`husky - updated ${format(file)}`)
+    l(`updated ${format(file)}`)
   } else {
     set(file, cmd)
   }
diff --git a/src/log.ts b/src/log.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5280fd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function l(msg: string): void {
+  console.log(`husky - ${msg}`)
+}