diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index 4b5927b8c..c83c18a8c 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import git
 from rich.console import Console, Text
 from rich.markdown import Markdown
 
-from aider import __version__, models, prompts, urls
+from aider import __version__, models, prompts, urls, utils
 from aider.commands import Commands
 from aider.history import ChatSummary
 from aider.io import ConfirmGroup, InputOutput
diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 7a5aab566..195afac56 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -729,14 +729,14 @@ class Commands:
         if combined_output is None:
             return
 
-        self.io.tool_output(combined_output)
-
         if add_on_nonzero_exit:
             add = exit_status != 0
         else:
+            self.io.tool_output()
             response = self.io.prompt_ask(
-                "Add the output to the chat?\n[Y/n/instructions]",
+                "Add the output to the chat?\n(Y)es/(n)o/message with instructions:",
             ).strip()
+            self.io.tool_output()
 
             if response.lower() in ["yes", "y"]:
                 add = True