diff --git a/avocado/core/app.py b/avocado/core/app.py
index ab882f83abb157b24fb816d8882cffafb549bc7f..4463bafa109c36e8e2d3ba1d3290a05d0f58ebea 100644
--- a/avocado/core/app.py
+++ b/avocado/core/app.py
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
 The core Avocado application.
 """
 
-import logging
 import os
 import signal
 
 from .parser import Parser
 from . import output
 from .output import STD_OUTPUT
-from .settings import settings
 from .dispatcher import CLIDispatcher
 from .dispatcher import CLICmdDispatcher
 
@@ -46,7 +44,8 @@ class AvocadoApp(object):
         try:
             self.cli_dispatcher = CLIDispatcher()
             self.cli_cmd_dispatcher = CLICmdDispatcher()
-            self._print_plugin_failures()
+            output.log_plugin_failures(self.cli_dispatcher.load_failures +
+                                       self.cli_cmd_dispatcher.load_failures)
             self.parser.start()
             if self.cli_cmd_dispatcher.extensions:
                 self.cli_cmd_dispatcher.map_method('configure', self.parser)
@@ -59,21 +58,6 @@ class AvocadoApp(object):
         finally:
             output.reconfigure(self.parser.args)
 
-    def _print_plugin_failures(self):
-        failures = (self.cli_dispatcher.load_failures +
-                    self.cli_cmd_dispatcher.load_failures)
-        if failures:
-            log = logging.getLogger("avocado.app")
-            msg_fmt = 'Failed to load plugin from module "%s": %s'
-            silenced = settings.get_value('plugins',
-                                          'skip_broken_plugin_notification',
-                                          list, [])
-            for failure in failures:
-                if failure[0].module_name in silenced:
-                    continue
-                log.error(msg_fmt, failure[0].module_name,
-                          failure[1].__repr__())
-
     def run(self):
         try:
             try:
diff --git a/avocado/core/output.py b/avocado/core/output.py
index 2de4cab1014cece8d2bfc3e50809f18687d71efc..752929f3dc0d3a26a7d1f1a33c90bf36f998443a 100644
--- a/avocado/core/output.py
+++ b/avocado/core/output.py
@@ -671,3 +671,23 @@ class Throbber(object):
         result = self.MOVES[self.position]
         self._update_position()
         return result
+
+
+def log_plugin_failures(failures):
+    """
+    Log in the application UI failures to load a set of plugins
+
+    :param failures: a list of load failures, usually comming from a
+                     :class:`avocado.core.dispatcher.Dispatcher`
+                     attribute `load_failures`
+    """
+    log = logging.getLogger("avocado.app")
+    msg_fmt = 'Failed to load plugin from module "%s": %s'
+    silenced = settings.get_value('plugins',
+                                  'skip_broken_plugin_notification',
+                                  list, [])
+    for failure in failures:
+        if failure[0].module_name in silenced:
+            continue
+        log.error(msg_fmt, failure[0].module_name,
+                  failure[1].__repr__())
diff --git a/avocado/plugins/base.py b/avocado/plugins/base.py
index 2954efad5369d20521cdaccb5dd2f177b9742bbb..03337b79b454d9fd2103d9d9e596243ca2d7bb3a 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/base.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/base.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import abc
 
 class Plugin(object):
 
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+
     """
     Base for all plugins
     """
@@ -31,10 +33,6 @@ class CLI(Plugin):
     Plugins that want to add extra options to the core command line application
     or to sub commands should use the 'avocado.plugins.cli' namespace.
     """
-    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(CLI, self).__init__()
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def configure(self, parser):
@@ -63,13 +61,9 @@ class CLICmd(Plugin):
     Plugins that want to add extensions to the run command should use the
     'avocado.plugins.cli.cmd' namespace.
     """
-    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
     name = None
     description = None
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(CLICmd, self).__init__()
-
     def configure(self, parser):
         """
         Lets the extension add command line options and do early configuration
diff --git a/avocado/plugins/plugins.py b/avocado/plugins/plugins.py
index c2ca2a143fbff404b472ae3186678d2cdf813f01..e35e67f2a3e0f3c5fab4bacedcb9b621ce1016eb 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/plugins.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/plugins.py
@@ -41,22 +41,20 @@ class Plugins(CLICmd):
 
     def run(self, args):
         log = logging.getLogger("avocado.app")
-        cli_cmds = dispatcher.CLICmdDispatcher()
-        msg = 'Plugins that add new commands (avocado.plugins.cli.cmd):'
-        log.info(msg)
-        plugin_matrix = []
-        for plugin in sorted(cli_cmds):
-            plugin_matrix.append((plugin.name, plugin.obj.description))
-
-        for line in astring.iter_tabular_output(plugin_matrix):
-            log.debug(line)
-
-        msg = 'Plugins that add new options to commands (avocado.plugins.cli):'
-        cli = dispatcher.CLIDispatcher()
-        log.info(msg)
-        plugin_matrix = []
-        for plugin in sorted(cli):
-            plugin_matrix.append((plugin.name, plugin.obj.description))
-
-        for line in astring.iter_tabular_output(plugin_matrix):
-            log.debug(line)
+        plugin_types = [
+            (dispatcher.CLICmdDispatcher(),
+             'Plugins that add new commands (avocado.plugins.cli.cmd):'),
+            (dispatcher.CLIDispatcher(),
+             'Plugins that add new options to commands (avocado.plugins.cli):')
+        ]
+        for plugins_active, msg in plugin_types:
+            log.info(msg)
+            plugin_matrix = []
+            for plugin in sorted(plugins_active):
+                plugin_matrix.append((plugin.name, plugin.obj.description))
+
+            if not plugin_matrix:
+                log.debug("(No active plugin)")
+            else:
+                for line in astring.iter_tabular_output(plugin_matrix):
+                    log.debug(line)