diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e9642ccc..f4c94d60 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ dp: ${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/units
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 1.3 Build Trick's Java Tools
 java:
+	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building Java Tools---]\e[0m"
 	@ $(MAKE) -C ${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/java
 
 .PHONY: javadoc
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/GXPLOT/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/GXPLOT/makefile
index 18dd840c..bc5fd9b1 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/GXPLOT/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/GXPLOT/makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ OBJECT_FILES = $(C_OBJECT_FILES) $(CXX_OBJECT_FILES)
 all: ${TRICK_HOME}/bin/trick-gxplot
 
 ${TRICK_HOME}/bin/trick-gxplot: ${LIBDIR}/libDPM.a ${LIBDIR}/libDPC.a ${LIBDIR}/libDPV.a $(OBJECT_FILES)
-	@echo "===== Making gxplot ====="
 	${CPP} ${CFLAGS} ${INCDIRS} -o $@ $(OBJECT_FILES) $(ALL_LIBS) ${XLIBS} ${LIBRTDEF} ${CONTROLLER_LIBS} -lDPV
 
 $(C_OBJECT_FILES) : $(OBJDIR)/%.o : %.c
diff --git a/trick_source/java/makefile b/trick_source/java/makefile
index 53bf3a57..dd180f99 100644
--- a/trick_source/java/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/java/makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ ${DEST_DIR} ${DIST_DIR} ${RESOURCES_DIR} ${DOCS_API_DIR}:
 	mkdir -p $@
 
 ${DIST_DIR}/trick.jar: compile ${DIST_DIR}
-	@echo -e "\e[34m[---Creating Trick JAR---]\e[0m"
 	@jar cf ${DIST_DIR}/trick.jar -C ${DEST_DIR} .
 	@cd ${SRC_DIR} && jar uf ${DIST_DIR}/trick.jar ${RESOURCES}
 
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ external_jars:
 	@ $(MAKE) -C  $(LIB_DIR)
 
 compile: ${DEST_DIR} external_jars
-	@echo -e "\e[34m[---Building Trick GUIs---]\e[0m"
 	@${JAVAC} ${JAVAC_FLAGS} -classpath ${CLASS_PATH} -d ${DEST_DIR} -sourcepath ${SRC_DIR} ${SRC_FILES}
 
 resources: ${RESOURCES_DIR}/trick_icon.png