diff --git a/auter b/auter
index 1b44b60..9f59371 100755
--- a/auter
+++ b/auter
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 
 
-declare -r -x AUTERVERSION="0.12.2"
+declare -r -x AUTERVERSION="0.12.3"
 declare -r -x SCRIPTDIR="/etc/auter"
 declare -r -x DATADIR="/var/lib/auter"
 declare -r -x LOCKFILE="${DATADIR}/enabled"
diff --git a/auter.aptModule b/auter.aptModule
index 1346c8e..c0d7120 100644
--- a/auter.aptModule
+++ b/auter.aptModule
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ function prepare_updates() {
     run_script "${SCRIPT}" "Pre-Prep"
   done
 
+  PREPOUTPUT="$(date '+%F %T')\\n"
   if [[ "${PREDOWNLOADUPDATES}" == "yes" ]]; then
     if [[ $(man "${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" | grep -c download-only) -gt 0 ]]; then
       ${PACKAGE_MANAGER} update &>/dev/null
       # Check if there are any errors when checking for updates
       local ERROR_COUNT
       local AVAILABLE_PACKAGE_COUNT
+
+
       ERROR_COUNT=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" -u upgrade --assume-no "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" | grep -c '^[WE]:')
       AVAILABLE_PACKAGE_COUNT=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" -u upgrade --assume-no "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" | awk '/upgraded,.*newly installed,/ {sum=$1+$3} END {print sum}')
 
@@ -48,14 +51,18 @@ function prepare_updates() {
           PREPOUTPUT=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" "${DOWNLOADOPTION[@]}" --download-only dist-upgrade -y 2>&1)
           if [[ $(echo "${PREPOUTPUT}" | grep -c '^[WE]:') -gt 0 ]]; then
             logit "ERROR: There were errors returned by \`${PACKAGE_MANAGER} ${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[*]} ${DOWNLOADOPTION[*]} --download-only dist-upgrade -y\`. Exiting."
+            PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Errors returned by package manager"
           else
             logit "INFO: Updates downloaded${DOWNLOADLOGMSG}"
+            PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:SUCCESS:Package download complete"
           fi
         else [[ "${AVAILABLE_PACKAGE_COUNT}" -eq 0 ]]
           logit "INFO: No updates are available to be downloaded."
+          PREPOUTPUT+="STATUS:SUCCESS:No updates available"
         fi
       else
         logit "ERROR: There were errors returned by \`${PACKAGE_MANAGER} -u upgrade --assume-no ${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[*]}\`. Exiting."
+        PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Errors returned by package manager"
       fi
     else
       if [[ "${ONLYINSTALLFROMPREP}" == "yes" ]]; then
@@ -63,13 +70,14 @@ function prepare_updates() {
         quit 3
       else
         logit "WARNING: downloadonly option is not available"
+      PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:Download only not available"
       fi
     fi
   else
-    PREPOUTPUT=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" -s dist-upgrade 2>&1)
+    PREPOUTPUT+=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" -s dist-upgrade 2>&1)
   fi
   rotate_file "${DATADIR}/last-prep-output-${CONFIGSET}"
-  [[ "${PREPOUTPUT}" ]] && echo "${PREPOUTPUT}" > "${DATADIR}/last-prep-output-${CONFIGSET}"
+  [[ "${PREPOUTPUT}" ]] && echo -e "${PREPOUTPUT}" > "${DATADIR}/last-prep-output-${CONFIGSET}"
 
   # Run any post-prep scripts
   for SCRIPT in "${POSTPREPSCRIPTDIR}"/*; do
@@ -82,6 +90,7 @@ function apply_updates() {
   # Prevent dialog box as we are not running the update in interactive mode
   declare -x DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
+  APPLYOUTPUT="$(date '+%F %T')\\n"
   # Set the list of debs to be installed
   if [[ "${ONLYINSTALLFROMPREP}" == "yes" ]]; then
     local AVAILABLE_PACKAGES
@@ -111,28 +120,35 @@ function apply_updates() {
     if [[ "${AVAILABLE_PACKAGE_COUNT}" -gt 0 ]]; then
       local PACKAGES_BEFORE
       local PACKAGES_AFTER
-      for SCRIPT in "${PREAPPLYSCRIPTDIR}"/*; do
-        run_script "${SCRIPT}" "Pre-Apply"
-      done
 
+      # Sleep before running pre-scripts and updates
       SLEEP_DELAY=$((RANDOM % MAXDELAY))
       [[ ${SLEEP_DELAY} -gt 1 ]] && logit "INFO: Sleeping for ${SLEEP_DELAY} seconds"
       sleep ${SLEEP_DELAY}
+
+      for SCRIPT in "${PREAPPLYSCRIPTDIR}"/*; do
+        run_script "${SCRIPT}" "Pre-Apply"
+      done
+
       logit "INFO: Applying updates"
       PACKAGES_BEFORE=$(dpkg --list)
 
       # We don't want to allow the user to interrupt a yum/dnf/apt transaction or Bad Things Happen.
       echo "Trying to update"
       trap '' SIGINT SIGTERM
-      RUN_OUTPUT=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" "${UPDATEACTION}" "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" -y "${DEBS[@]}" 2>&1)
+      if APPLYOUTPUT=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" "${UPDATEACTION}" "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" -y "${DEBS[@]}" 2>&1); then
+        APPLYOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:SUCCESS:Package updates applied"
+      else
+        APPLYOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Package updates failed"
+      fi
       rotate_file "${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
-      echo "${RUN_OUTPUT}" &>"${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
+      echo -e "${APPLYOUTPUT}" &>"${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
       default_signal_handling
 
       PACKAGES_AFTER=$(dpkg --list)
 
       if [[ "${PACKAGES_BEFORE}" == "${PACKAGES_AFTER}" ]]; then
-        logit "WARNING: No updates were applied. $(echo "${RUN_OUTPUT}" | grep 'upgraded,.*installed,')"
+        logit "WARNING: No updates were applied. $(echo "${APPLYOUTPUT}" | grep 'upgraded,.*installed,')"
         quit 3
       fi
 
@@ -149,10 +165,14 @@ function apply_updates() {
 
     else
       logit "INFO: No updates are available to be applied."
+      APPLYOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:SUCCESS:No updates available"
+      echo -e "$APPLYOUTPUT" > "${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
       log_last_run
     fi
   else
     logit "ERROR: Exit status ${RC} returned by \`${PACKAGE_MANAGER} -u upgrade --assume-no ${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[*]}\`. Exiting."
+    APPLYOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Updates failed with status $RC"
+    echo -e "$APPLYOUTPUT" > "${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
     quit 3
   fi
 }
diff --git a/auter.spec b/auter.spec
index 13bb40f..a175df2 100644
--- a/auter.spec
+++ b/auter.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           auter
-Version:        0.12.2
+Version:        0.12.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Prepare and apply updates
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -101,9 +101,15 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 05 2019 Nick Rhodes <nrhodes91@gmail.com> 0.12.3-1
+- #214 Log a machine readable status to the last-{prep,apply} output files
+
 * Tue Feb 12 2019 Nick Rhodes <nrhodes91@gmail.com> 0.12.2-1
 - #207 check for process matching PID file content
 
++* Thu Jan 31 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.12.1-2
++- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild
+
 * Tue Dec 11 2018 Nick Rhodes <nrhodes91@gmail.com> 0.12.1-1
 - Add max-delay option to override MAXDLAY via command line
 - Redirect stderr to stdout and capture in APPLYOUTPUT variable
diff --git a/auter.yumdnfModule b/auter.yumdnfModule
index 1119014..e2109ef 100644
--- a/auter.yumdnfModule
+++ b/auter.yumdnfModule
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function prepare_updates() {
       # Remove the old RPMS from the auter cache
       [[ "${ONLYINSTALLFROMPREP}" == "yes" ]] && rm -f "${DOWNLOADDIR}"/"${CONFIGSET}"/*.rpm
 
-      PREPOUTPUT+=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" check-update "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}")
+      PREPOUTPUT+=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" check-update "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" 2>&1)
       RC=$?
 
       # If check-update has an exit code of 100, updates are available.
@@ -79,14 +79,18 @@ function prepare_updates() {
             find /var/cache/dnf -name "*.rpm" -exec mv {} "${DOWNLOADDIR}/${CONFIGSET}" \;
           fi
           logit "INFO: Updates downloaded${DOWNLOADLOGMSG}"
+          PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:SUCCESS:Package download complete"
         else
           logit "ERROR: Updates could not be pre-downloaded${DOWNLOADLOGMSG}. See the ${DATADIR}/last-prep-output-${CONFIGSET} file for details."
+          PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Package download failed"
         fi
 
       elif [[ "${RC}" -eq 1 ]]; then
         logit "ERROR: Exit status ${RC} returned by \`${PACKAGE_MANAGER} ${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[*]} ${DOWNLOADOPTION[*]} update --downloadonly -y\`. Exiting."
+        PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Yum failed with status $RC"
       else
         logit "INFO: No updates are available to be downloaded."
+        PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:SUCCESS:No updates available"
       fi
     else
       if [[ "${ONLYINSTALLFROMPREP}" == "yes" ]]; then
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ function prepare_updates() {
         quit 3
       else
         logit "WARNING: downloadonly option is not available"
+        PREPOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Download only not available"
       fi
     fi
   else
@@ -140,12 +145,18 @@ function apply_updates() {
     # installed (i.e. dependencies of other packages). Instead we need to use install.
     UPDATEACTION="install"
   else
-    RC=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" check-update "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" &>/dev/null; echo $?)
+    APPLYOUTPUT+=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" check-update "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" 2>&1)
+    RC=$?
     UPDATEACTION="update"
   fi
 
   # If check-update has an exit code of 100, updates are available.
   if [[ "${RC}" -eq 100 ]]; then
+    # Sleep before continuing with pre-scripts and updates
+    SLEEP_DELAY=$((RANDOM % MAXDELAY))
+    [[ ${SLEEP_DELAY} -gt 1 ]] && logit "INFO: Sleeping for ${SLEEP_DELAY} seconds"
+    sleep ${SLEEP_DELAY}
+
     # Check for yum.lock file
     check_package_manager_lock
 
@@ -153,18 +164,19 @@ function apply_updates() {
       run_script "${SCRIPT}" "Pre-Apply"
     done
 
-    SLEEP_DELAY=$((RANDOM % MAXDELAY))
-    [[ ${SLEEP_DELAY} -gt 1 ]] && logit "INFO: Sleeping for ${SLEEP_DELAY} seconds"
-    sleep ${SLEEP_DELAY}
     logit "INFO: Applying updates"
     HISTORY_BEFORE=$(${PACKAGE_MANAGER} history list)
 
     # We don't want to allow the user to interrupt a yum/dnf transaction or Bad Things Happen.
     trap '' SIGINT SIGTERM
     rotate_file "${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
-    APPLYOUTPUT+=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" "${UPDATEACTION}" -y "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" "${RPMS[@]}" 2>&1)
+    if APPLYOUTPUT+=$("${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" "${UPDATEACTION}" -y "${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[@]}" "${RPMS[@]}" 2>&1); then
+      APPLYOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:SUCCESS:Package updates applied"
+    else
+      APPLYOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Package updates failed"
+    fi
     default_signal_handling
-    echo -e "$APPLYOUTPUT" &>"${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
+    echo -e "$APPLYOUTPUT" > "${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
 
     HISTORY_AFTER=$(${PACKAGE_MANAGER} history list)
 
@@ -191,9 +203,13 @@ function apply_updates() {
 
   elif [[ "${RC}" -eq 0 ]]; then
     logit "INFO: No updates are available to be applied."
+    APPLYOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:SUCCESS:No updates available"
+    echo -e "$APPLYOUTPUT" > "${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
     log_last_run
   else
     logit "ERROR: Exit status ${RC} returned by \`${PACKAGE_MANAGER} check-update ${PACKAGEMANAGEROPTIONS[*]}\`. Exiting."
+    APPLYOUTPUT+="\\nSTATUS:FAILED:Yum failed with status $RC"
+    echo -e "$APPLYOUTPUT" > "${DATADIR}/last-apply-output-${CONFIGSET}"
     quit 3
   fi
 }