diff --git a/fs/log/redirect_stderr_unix.go b/fs/log/redirect_stderr_unix.go
index 5d6808ee3..4737f25e7 100644
--- a/fs/log/redirect_stderr_unix.go
+++ b/fs/log/redirect_stderr_unix.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func redirectStderr(f *os.File) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to duplicate stderr: %v", err)
 	}
-	terminal.TerminalOutput = os.NewFile(uintptr(passPromptFd), "passPrompt")
+	terminal.RawOut = os.NewFile(uintptr(passPromptFd), "passPrompt")
 	err = unix.Dup2(int(f.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd()))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to redirect stderr to file: %v", err)
diff --git a/lib/terminal/terminal.go b/lib/terminal/terminal.go
index 619976529..b10835915 100644
--- a/lib/terminal/terminal.go
+++ b/lib/terminal/terminal.go
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ var (
 	// make sure that start is only called once
 	once sync.Once
 
-	// TerminalOutput is for password prompt progress output
-	TerminalOutput = os.Stderr
+	// RawOut is the underlying *os.File intended for terminal output
+	RawOut = os.Stderr
 )
 
 // Start the terminal - must be called before use
 func Start() {
 	once.Do(func() {
-		f := TerminalOutput
+		f := RawOut
 		if !IsTerminal(int(f.Fd())) {
 			// If output is not a tty then remove escape codes
 			Out = colorable.NewNonColorable(f)