diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/eclipse/Eclipse.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/eclipse/Eclipse.java
index 307c9801a..ce79eded0 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/eclipse/Eclipse.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/eclipse/Eclipse.java
@@ -79,13 +79,14 @@ public void installPlugin(ToolPluginDescriptor plugin, Step step) {
     if (result.isSuccessful()) {
       for (String line : result.getOut()) {
         if (line.contains("Overall install request is satisfiable")) {
+          step.success();
           return;
         }
       }
     }
-    this.context.error("Failed to install plugin {} ({}): exit code was {}", plugin.name(), plugin.id(), result.getExitCode());
     log(IdeLogLevel.DEBUG, result.getOut());
     log(IdeLogLevel.ERROR, result.getErr());
+    step.error("Failed to install plugin {} ({}): exit code was {}", plugin.name(), plugin.id(), result.getExitCode());
   }
 
   private void log(IdeLogLevel level, List<String> lines) {
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/mvn/Mvn.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/mvn/Mvn.java
index 5505fbdce..c86b68818 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/mvn/Mvn.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/mvn/Mvn.java
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ public void installPlugin(ToolPluginDescriptor plugin, Step step) {
 
     if (Files.exists(mavenPlugin)) {
       this.context.success("Successfully added {} to {}", plugin.name(), mavenPlugin.toString());
+      step.success();
     } else {
-      this.context.warning("Plugin {} has wrong properties\n" //
+      step.error("Plugin {} has wrong properties\n" //
           + "Please check the plugin properties file in {}", mavenPlugin.getFileName(), mavenPlugin.toAbsolutePath());
     }
   }
diff --git a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/plugin/ExamplePluginBasedCommandlet.java b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/plugin/ExamplePluginBasedCommandlet.java
index 92b0b9120..fef800949 100644
--- a/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/plugin/ExamplePluginBasedCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/test/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/plugin/ExamplePluginBasedCommandlet.java
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ public ExamplePluginBasedCommandlet(IdeContext context, String tool, Set<Tag> ta
   @Override
   public void installPlugin(ToolPluginDescriptor plugin, Step step) {
 
+    step.success();
   }
 }