diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index c6db45dc9..59c184b51 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ using namespace epee;
 #include "rapidjson/stringbuffer.h"
 #include "common/json_util.h"
 #include "common/base58.h"
-#include "common/scoped_message_writer.h"
 #include "ringct/rctSigs.h"
 
 extern "C"
@@ -374,8 +373,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<tools::wallet2> generate_from_json(const std::string& json_file,
           }
           else
           {
-            tools::fail_msg_writer() << tools::wallet2::tr("Address must be specified in order to create watch-only wallet");
-            return false;
+            THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION(tools::error::wallet_internal_error, tools::wallet2::tr("Address must be specified in order to create watch-only wallet"));
           }
           wallet->generate(field_filename, field_password, address, viewkey);
         }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
index 173cc7bbe..90acb44d8 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ using namespace epee;
 #include "wallet/wallet_args.h"
 #include "common/command_line.h"
 #include "common/i18n.h"
-#include "common/scoped_message_writer.h"
 #include "cryptonote_basic/cryptonote_format_utils.h"
 #include "cryptonote_basic/account.h"
 #include "wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h"
@@ -1982,7 +1981,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     "monero-wallet-rpc [--wallet-file=<file>|--generate-from-json=<file>|--wallet-dir=<directory>] [--rpc-bind-port=<port>]",
     desc_params,
     po::positional_options_description(),
-    [](const std::string &s, bool emphasis){ tools::scoped_message_writer(emphasis ? epee::console_color_white : epee::console_color_default, true) << s; },
+    [](const std::string &s, bool emphasis){ epee::set_console_color(emphasis ? epee::console_color_white : epee::console_color_default, true); std::cout << s << std::endl; if (emphasis) epee::reset_console_color(); },
     "monero-wallet-rpc.log",
     true
   );