diff --git a/mesonbuild/mtest.py b/mesonbuild/mtest.py
index 3705ea2b3..02b0cba01 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mtest.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mtest.py
@@ -606,11 +606,9 @@ class ConsoleLogger(TestLogger):
                                  max_left_width=self.max_left_width,
                                  right=test.res.get_text(mlog.colorize_console())))
             print(test.res.get_command_marker() + test.cmdline)
-            if test.needs_parsing:
-                pass
-            elif not test.is_parallel:
+            if test.direct_stdout:
                 print(self.output_start, flush=True)
-            else:
+            elif not test.needs_parsing:
                 print(flush=True)
 
         self.started_tests += 1
@@ -665,9 +663,8 @@ class ConsoleLogger(TestLogger):
 
         if not harness.options.quiet or not result.res.is_ok():
             self.flush()
-            if result.verbose and not result.is_parallel and result.cmdline:
-                if not result.needs_parsing:
-                    print(self.output_end)
+            if result.cmdline and result.direct_stdout:
+                print(self.output_end)
                 print(harness.format(result, mlog.colorize_console(), max_left_width=self.max_left_width))
             else:
                 print(harness.format(result, mlog.colorize_console(), max_left_width=self.max_left_width),
@@ -899,6 +896,10 @@ class TestRun:
             self._num = TestRun.TEST_NUM
         return self._num
 
+    @property
+    def direct_stdout(self) -> bool:
+        return self.verbose and not self.is_parallel and not self.needs_parsing
+
     @property
     def detail(self) -> str:
         if self.res is TestResult.PENDING:
@@ -1341,7 +1342,7 @@ class SingleTestRunner:
 
         if self.options.gdb:
             self.console_mode = ConsoleUser.GDB
-        elif self.runobj.verbose and not is_parallel and not self.runobj.needs_parsing:
+        elif self.runobj.direct_stdout:
             self.console_mode = ConsoleUser.STDOUT
         else:
             self.console_mode = ConsoleUser.LOGGER