diff --git a/avocado/job.py b/avocado/job.py
index def50b4863c96175c478de4b9d72be2760dd940f..ef40608515bfbd1c02115d04a2a27557e8d3bc20 100644
--- a/avocado/job.py
+++ b/avocado/job.py
@@ -330,25 +330,12 @@ class Job(object):
                                              test_result=self.result_proxy)
 
     def _set_output_plugins(self):
-        plugin_using_stdout = None
-        e_msg = ("Avocado could not set %s and %s both to output to stdout. ")
-        e_msg_2 = ("Please set the output flag of one of them to a file "
-                   "to avoid conflicts.")
         for key in self.args.__dict__:
             if key.endswith('_result'):
                 result_class = getattr(self.args, key)
                 if issubclass(result_class, result.TestResult):
                     result_plugin = result_class(self.view,
                                                  self.args)
-                    if result_plugin.output == '-':
-                        if plugin_using_stdout is not None:
-                            e_msg %= (plugin_using_stdout.command_line_arg_name,
-                                      result_plugin.command_line_arg_name)
-                            self.view.notify(event='error', msg=e_msg)
-                            self.view.notify(event='error', msg=e_msg_2)
-                            sys.exit(error_codes.numeric_status['AVOCADO_JOB_FAIL'])
-                        else:
-                            plugin_using_stdout = result_plugin
                     self.result_proxy.add_output_plugin(result_plugin)
 
     def _make_test_result(self):
@@ -381,8 +368,17 @@ class Job(object):
         json_plugin = jsonresult.JSONTestResult(self.view, args)
         self.result_proxy.add_output_plugin(json_plugin)
 
-        outputs = [op.output for op in self.result_proxy.output_plugins]
-        if '-' not in outputs:
+        op_set_stdout = self.result_proxy.output_plugins_using_stdout()
+        if len(op_set_stdout) > 1:
+            msg = ('Options %s are trying to use stdout simultaneously' %
+                   " ".join(op_set_stdout))
+            self.view.notify(event='error', msg=msg)
+            msg = ('Please set at least one of them to a file to avoid '
+                   'conflicts')
+            self.view.notify(event='error', msg=msg)
+            sys.exit(error_codes.numeric_status['AVOCADO_JOB_FAIL'])
+
+        if not op_set_stdout:
             human_plugin = result.HumanTestResult(self.view, self.args)
             self.result_proxy.add_output_plugin(human_plugin)
 
diff --git a/avocado/result.py b/avocado/result.py
index f6140187292f9721ab9f8f0f1dedf2232bd2f78d..b6e06fdb595a7e56fb7d8c7af6445bb5aada537f 100644
--- a/avocado/result.py
+++ b/avocado/result.py
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ class TestResultProxy(object):
                                       "TestResult" % plugin)
         self.output_plugins.append(plugin)
 
+    def output_plugins_using_stdout(self):
+        using_stdout = []
+        for op in self.output_plugins:
+            if op.output == '-':
+                using_stdout.append(op.command_line_arg_name)
+        return using_stdout
+
     def start_tests(self):
         for output_plugin in self.output_plugins:
             output_plugin.start_tests()
diff --git a/selftests/all/functional/avocado/output_tests.py b/selftests/all/functional/avocado/output_tests.py
index 36e906ee1682955c8c05be12bcb816f7b08f9383..746912eb13b5966d51cfde898a795a937f9b19cf 100644
--- a/selftests/all/functional/avocado/output_tests.py
+++ b/selftests/all/functional/avocado/output_tests.py
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ class OutputPluginTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result.exit_status, expected_rc,
                          "Avocado did not return rc %d:\n%s" %
                          (expected_rc, result))
-        error_excerpt = "Avocado could not set --json and --xunit both to output to stdout."
+        error_excerpt = "Options --json --xunit are trying to use stdout simultaneously"
         self.assertIn(error_excerpt, output,
-                      "Missing excepted error message from output:\n%s" % output)
+                      "Missing excerpt error message from output:\n%s" % output)
 
     def test_output_incompatible_setup_2(self):
         os.chdir(basedir)
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ class OutputPluginTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result.exit_status, expected_rc,
                          "Avocado did not return rc %d:\n%s" %
                          (expected_rc, result))
-        error_excerpt = "Avocado could not set --json and --vm both to output to stdout."
+        error_excerpt = "Options --json --vm are trying to use stdout simultaneously"
         self.assertIn(error_excerpt, output,
-                      "Missing excepted error message from output:\n%s" % output)
+                      "Missing excerpt error message from output:\n%s" % output)
 
     def test_output_compatible_setup(self):
         tmpfile = tempfile.mktemp()