diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/machines.go b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/machines.go
index 45e9a8127..581683baa 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/machines.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/machines.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -18,16 +17,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/machineid"
 
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/cmd/crowdsec-cli/require"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/csconfig"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/database/ent"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
-
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/cmd/crowdsec-cli/require"
 )
 
 const passwordLength = 64
@@ -63,9 +62,9 @@ func generateIDPrefix() (string, error) {
 	}
 	log.Debugf("failed to get machine-id with usual files: %s", err)
 
-	bId, err := uuid.NewRandom()
+	bID, err := uuid.NewRandom()
 	if err == nil {
-		return bId.String(), nil
+		return bID.String(), nil
 	}
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("generating machine id: %w", err)
 }
@@ -107,27 +106,27 @@ func getAgents(out io.Writer, dbClient *database.Client) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to list machines: %s", err)
 	}
-	if csConfig.Cscli.Output == "human" {
+
+	switch csConfig.Cscli.Output {
+	case "human":
 		getAgentsTable(out, machines)
-	} else if csConfig.Cscli.Output == "json" {
+	case "json":
 		enc := json.NewEncoder(out)
 		enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
 		if err := enc.Encode(machines); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal")
 		}
 		return nil
-	} else if csConfig.Cscli.Output == "raw" {
+	case "raw":
 		csvwriter := csv.NewWriter(out)
 		err := csvwriter.Write([]string{"machine_id", "ip_address", "updated_at", "validated", "version", "auth_type", "last_heartbeat"})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write header: %s", err)
 		}
 		for _, m := range machines {
-			var validated string
+			validated := "false"
 			if m.IsValidated {
 				validated = "true"
-			} else {
-				validated = "false"
 			}
 			hb, _ := getLastHeartbeat(m)
 			err := csvwriter.Write([]string{m.MachineId, m.IpAddress, m.UpdatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339), validated, m.Version, m.AuthType, hb})
@@ -136,13 +135,13 @@ func getAgents(out io.Writer, dbClient *database.Client) error {
 			}
 		}
 		csvwriter.Flush()
-	} else {
-		log.Errorf("unknown output '%s'", csConfig.Cscli.Output)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown output '%s'", csConfig.Cscli.Output)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-type cliMachines struct {}
+type cliMachines struct{}
 
 func NewCLIMachines() *cliMachines {
 	return &cliMachines{}
@@ -158,9 +157,9 @@ Note: This command requires database direct access, so is intended to be run on
 		Example:           `cscli machines [action]`,
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 		Aliases:           []string{"machine"},
-		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			var err error
-			if err := require.LAPI(csConfig); err != nil {
+			if err = require.LAPI(csConfig); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			dbClient, err = database.NewClient(csConfig.DbConfig)
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ func (cli cliMachines) NewListCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Example:           `cscli machines list`,
 		Args:              cobra.NoArgs,
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			err := getAgents(color.Output, dbClient)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to list machines: %s", err)
@@ -279,7 +278,8 @@ func (cli cliMachines) add(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if dumpFile == "" && csConfig.API.Client != nil && csConfig.API.Client.CredentialsFilePath != "" {
 		credFile := csConfig.API.Client.CredentialsFilePath
 		// use the default only if the file does not exist
-		_, err := os.Stat(credFile)
+		_, err = os.Stat(credFile)
+
 		switch {
 		case os.IsNotExist(err) || force:
 			dumpFile = csConfig.API.Client.CredentialsFilePath
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (cli cliMachines) add(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create machine: %s", err)
 	}
-	log.Infof("Machine '%s' successfully added to the local API", machineID)
+	fmt.Printf("Machine '%s' successfully added to the local API.\n", machineID)
 
 	if apiURL == "" {
 		if csConfig.API.Client != nil && csConfig.API.Client.Credentials != nil && csConfig.API.Client.Credentials.URL != "" {
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (cli cliMachines) add(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("write api credentials in '%s' failed: %s", dumpFile, err)
 		}
-		log.Printf("API credentials written to '%s'", dumpFile)
+		fmt.Printf("API credentials written to '%s'.\n", dumpFile)
 	} else {
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", string(apiConfigDump))
 	}
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func (cli cliMachines) NewDeleteCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Args:              cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 		Aliases:           []string{"remove"},
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
-		ValidArgsFunction: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
+		ValidArgsFunction: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 			machines, err := dbClient.ListMachines()
 			if err != nil {
 				cobra.CompError("unable to list machines " + err.Error())
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (cli cliMachines) NewDeleteCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (cli cliMachines) delete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+func (cli cliMachines) delete(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	for _, machineID := range args {
 		err := dbClient.DeleteWatcher(machineID)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ cscli machines prune --duration 1h
 cscli machines prune --not-validated-only --force`,
 		Args:              cobra.NoArgs,
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
-		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			dur, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("duration")
 			var err error
 			parsedDuration, err = time.ParseDuration(fmt.Sprintf("-%s", dur))
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ cscli machines prune --not-validated-only --force`,
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			notValidOnly, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("not-validated-only")
 			force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
 			if parsedDuration >= 0-60*time.Second && !notValidOnly {
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (cli cliMachines) NewValidateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Example:           `cscli machines validate "machine_name"`,
 		Args:              cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			machineID := args[0]
 			if err := dbClient.ValidateMachine(machineID); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to validate machine '%s': %s", machineID, err)
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 093e3e34e..8f18e4e3d 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
             db_get crowdsec/capi
             CAPI=$RET
 
-            [ -s /etc/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml ] || cscli machines add -a --force
+            [ -s /etc/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml ] || cscli machines add -a --force --error
 
             if [ "$CAPI" = true ]; then
                 cscli capi register
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-echo "You can always run the configuration again interactively by using '/usr/share/crowdsec/wizard.sh -c"
+echo "You can always run the configuration again interactively by using '/usr/share/crowdsec/wizard.sh -c'"
diff --git a/debian/preinst b/debian/preinst
index e2485ce53..217b836ca 100644
--- a/debian/preinst
+++ b/debian/preinst
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ if [ "$1" = upgrade ]; then
    fi   
 fi
 
-echo "You can always run the configuration again interactively by using '/usr/share/crowdsec/wizard.sh -c"
+echo "You can always run the configuration again interactively by using '/usr/share/crowdsec/wizard.sh -c'"
diff --git a/debian/prerm b/debian/prerm
index eb4eb4ed7..a463a6a1c 100644
--- a/debian/prerm
+++ b/debian/prerm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if [ "$1" = "remove" ]; then
-   cscli dashboard remove -f -y || true
+   cscli dashboard remove -f -y --error || echo "Ignore the above error if you never installed the local dashboard."
    systemctl stop crowdsec
    systemctl disable crowdsec
 fi
diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/crowdsec.spec b/rpm/SPECS/crowdsec.spec
index ba086767f..579096dec 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/crowdsec.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/crowdsec.spec
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ if [ $1 == 1 ]; then
     fi
     if [ ! -f "%{_sysconfdir}/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml" ] ; then
         install -m 600 /dev/null  /etc/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml
-        cscli machines add -a --force
+        cscli machines add -a --force --error
     fi
 
     cscli hub update
diff --git a/test/bats/30_machines.bats b/test/bats/30_machines.bats
index f321b8f3f..c7a72c334 100644
--- a/test/bats/30_machines.bats
+++ b/test/bats/30_machines.bats
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ teardown() {
     rune -0 jq -r '.msg' <(stderr)
     assert_output --partial 'already exists: please remove it, use "--force" or specify a different file with "-f"'
     rune -0 cscli machines add local -a --force
-    assert_stderr --partial "Machine 'local' successfully added to the local API"
+    assert_output --partial "Machine 'local' successfully added to the local API."
 }
 
 @test "add a new machine and delete it" {
     rune -0 cscli machines add -a -f /dev/null CiTestMachine -o human
-    assert_stderr --partial "Machine 'CiTestMachine' successfully added to the local API"
-    assert_stderr --partial "API credentials written to '/dev/null'"
+    assert_output --partial "Machine 'CiTestMachine' successfully added to the local API"
+    assert_output --partial "API credentials written to '/dev/null'"
 
     # we now have two machines
     rune -0 cscli machines list -o json
diff --git a/wizard.sh b/wizard.sh
index 34e302877..7df4e6646 100755
--- a/wizard.sh
+++ b/wizard.sh
@@ -95,33 +95,33 @@ rm -rf -- "$BACKUP_DIR"
 
 log_info() {
     msg=$1
-    date=$(date +%x:%X)
+    date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     echo -e "${BLUE}INFO${NC}[${date}] crowdsec_wizard: ${msg}"
 }
 
 log_fatal() {
     msg=$1
-    date=$(date +%x:%X)
+    date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     echo -e "${RED}FATA${NC}[${date}] crowdsec_wizard: ${msg}" 1>&2 
     exit 1
 }
 
 log_warn() {
     msg=$1
-    date=$(date +%x:%X)
+    date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     echo -e "${ORANGE}WARN${NC}[${date}] crowdsec_wizard: ${msg}"
 }
 
 log_err() {
     msg=$1
-    date=$(date +%x:%X)
+    date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
     echo -e "${RED}ERR${NC}[${date}] crowdsec_wizard: ${msg}" 1>&2
 }
 
 log_dbg() {
     if [[ ${DEBUG_MODE} == "true" ]]; then
         msg=$1
-        date=$(date +%x:%X)
+        date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
         echo -e "[${date}][${YELLOW}DBG${NC}] crowdsec_wizard: ${msg}" 1>&2
     fi
 }