diff --git a/cmd/kosli/multiHost.go b/cmd/kosli/multiHost.go
index f88a43959..977461f3e 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/multiHost.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/multiHost.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func isMultiHost() bool {
 func runMultiHost(args []string) (string, error) {
 	// Calls "innerMain" at least twice:
 	//  - with the 0th host/api-token (primary)
-	//  - with the n-th host/api-token (subsidiary)
+	//  - with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc host/api-token (secondaries)
 
 	opts := getMultiOpts()
 
@@ -51,23 +51,24 @@ func runMultiHost(args []string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	args0 := argsAppendHostApiTokenFlags(0)
-	output0, err0 := runBufferedInnerMain(args0)
+	stdOut, stdErr := runBufferedInnerMain(args0)
 
-	stdOut := fmt.Sprintf("[%s]\n", opts.hosts[0]) + output0
 	var errorMessage string
 
-	if err0 != nil {
-		errorMessage += err0.Error()
+	if stdErr != nil {
+		errorMessage = fmt.Sprintf("[%s]\n", opts.hosts[0])
+		errorMessage += stdErr.Error()
 	}
 
+	secondariesOut := ""
 	for i := 1; i < len(opts.hosts); i++ {
 		argsN := argsAppendHostApiTokenFlags(i)
 		outputN, errN := runBufferedInnerMain(argsN)
 
 		// Return subsidiary-call's output in debug mode only.
 		if opts.debug && outputN != "" {
-			stdOut += fmt.Sprintf("\n[debug] [%s]", opts.hosts[i])
-			stdOut += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", outputN)
+			secondariesOut += fmt.Sprintf("\n[debug] [%s]", opts.hosts[i])
+			secondariesOut += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", outputN)
 		}
 
 		// Make origin of subsidiary-call failure clear.
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ func runMultiHost(args []string) (string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if secondariesOut != "" {
+		// Ensure stdOut is prefixed with the primary hostname ONLY if we are
+		// in debug mode - we could be producing JSON.
+		stdOut = fmt.Sprintf("\n[debug] [%s]", opts.hosts[0]) + stdOut + "\n" + secondariesOut
+	}
+
 	var err error
 	if errorMessage != "" {
 		err = errors.New(errorMessage)
diff --git a/cmd/kosli/multiHost_test.go b/cmd/kosli/multiHost_test.go
index 9edf5dfaa..383c00a07 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/multiHost_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/multiHost_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (suite *MultiHostTestSuite) TestRunDoubledHost() {
 		{
 			name:   "only returns primary call output when both (2) calls succeed",
 			args:   doubledArgs([]string{"kosli", "status"}),
-			stdOut: []string{"[http://localhost:8001]", "OK", ""},
+			stdOut: []string{"OK", ""},
 			err:    error(nil),
 		},
 	} {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (suite *MultiHostTestSuite) TestRunTripledHost() {
 		{
 			name:   "only returns primary call output when all three calls succeed",
 			args:   tripledArgs([]string{"kosli", "status"}),
-			stdOut: []string{"[http://localhost:8001]", "OK", ""},
+			stdOut: []string{"OK", ""},
 			err:    error(nil),
 		},
 	} {