diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
index ae32282928..b7cb66c28b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
@@ -703,10 +703,10 @@ class Application
             $messages[] = '';
             $messages[] = '';
 
-            $output->writeln($messages, OutputInterface::OUTPUT_RAW);
+            $output->writeln($messages, OutputInterface::OUTPUT_RAW | OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
 
             if (OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERBOSE <= $output->getVerbosity()) {
-                $output->writeln('<comment>Exception trace:</comment>');
+                $output->writeln('<comment>Exception trace:</comment>', OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
 
                 // exception related properties
                 $trace = $e->getTrace();
@@ -724,18 +724,18 @@ class Application
                     $file = isset($trace[$i]['file']) ? $trace[$i]['file'] : 'n/a';
                     $line = isset($trace[$i]['line']) ? $trace[$i]['line'] : 'n/a';
 
-                    $output->writeln(sprintf(' %s%s%s() at <info>%s:%s</info>', $class, $type, $function, $file, $line));
+                    $output->writeln(sprintf(' %s%s%s() at <info>%s:%s</info>', $class, $type, $function, $file, $line), OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
                 }
 
-                $output->writeln('');
-                $output->writeln('');
+                $output->writeln('', OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
+                $output->writeln('', OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
             }
         } while ($e = $e->getPrevious());
 
         if (null !== $this->runningCommand) {
-            $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>%s</info>', sprintf($this->runningCommand->getSynopsis(), $this->getName())));
-            $output->writeln('');
-            $output->writeln('');
+            $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>%s</info>', sprintf($this->runningCommand->getSynopsis(), $this->getName())), OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
+            $output->writeln('', OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
+            $output->writeln('', OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
         }
     }