diff --git a/build/tasks/spec-task.coffee b/build/tasks/spec-task.coffee
index 1151974b2..449c8e93c 100644
--- a/build/tasks/spec-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/spec-task.coffee
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
   packageSpecQueue = null
 
   logDeprecations = (label, {stderr}={}) ->
-    return unless process.env.JANKY_SHA1
+    return unless process.env.JANKY_SHA1 or process.env.CI
     stderr ?= ''
     deprecatedStart = stderr.indexOf('Calls to deprecated functions')
     return if deprecatedStart is -1
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
             cwd: packagePath
             env: _.extend({}, process.env, ATOM_PATH: rootDir)
 
-      grunt.verbose.writeln "Launching #{path.basename(packagePath)} specs."
+      grunt.log.ok "Launching #{path.basename(packagePath)} specs."
       spawn options, (error, results, code) ->
         if process.platform is 'win32'
           if error
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
       continue unless isAtomPackage(packagePath)
       packageSpecQueue.push(packagePath)
 
-    packageSpecQueue.concurrency = Math.max(1, concurrency - 1)
+    packageSpecQueue.concurrency = concurrency - 1
     packageSpecQueue.drain = -> callback(null, failedPackages)
 
   runCoreSpecs = (callback) ->
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
             ATOM_INTEGRATION_TESTS_ENABLED: true
           )
 
+    grunt.log.ok "Launching core specs."
     spawn options, (error, results, code) ->
       if process.platform is 'win32'
         process.stderr.write(fs.readFileSync('ci.log')) if error