diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7836643..96cad48 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -22,10 +22,16 @@ var through2 = require('through2'),
     }
   };
 
+var log = builtInLog;
+
 module.exports = exports = function install(opts) {
   var toRun = [],
     count = 0;
 
+  if (opts && opts.log) {
+    log = opts.log;
+  }
+
   return through2({
       objectMode: true
     },
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = exports = function install(opts) {
         return cb();
       } else {
         toRun.forEach(function(command) {
-          commandRunner.run(command, function(err) {
+          commandRunner.run(command, opts, function(err) {
             if (err) {
               log(err.message, ', run `' + gutil.colors.yellow(formatCommand(command)) + '` manually');
               return cb(err);
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ module.exports = exports = function install(opts) {
   }
 };
 
-function log() {
+function builtInLog() {
   if (isTest()) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/lib/commandRunner.js b/lib/commandRunner.js
index d595011..475ef82 100644
--- a/lib/commandRunner.js
+++ b/lib/commandRunner.js
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 var which = require('which'),
     childProcess = require('child_process');
 
-exports.run = function run (command, cb) {
+exports.run = function run (command, opts, cb) {
   which(command.cmd, function(err, cmdpath){
     if (err) {
       cb(new Error('Can\'t install! `' + command.cmd + '` doesn\'t seem to be installed.'));
       return;
     }
-    var cmd = childProcess.spawn(cmdpath, command.args, {stdio: 'inherit', cwd: command.cwd || process.cwd()});
+    var cmd = childProcess.spawn(cmdpath, command.args, {
+      stdio: opts && opts.npmStdio ? opts.npmStdio : 'inherit',
+      cwd: command.cwd || process.cwd()
+    });
     cmd.on('close', function (code) {
       if (code !== 0) {
         return cb(new Error(command.cmd + ' exited with non-zero code ' + code));
diff --git a/test/install_test.js b/test/install_test.js
index 082caa1..a5f777d 100644
--- a/test/install_test.js
+++ b/test/install_test.js
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ describe('gulp-install', function () {
 });
 
 function mockRunner () {
-  var mock = function mock (cmd, cb) {
+  var mock = function mock (cmd, opts, cb) {
     mock.called += 1;
     mock.commands.push(cmd);
     cb();