diff --git a/tools/bazel b/tools/bazel
index 77d675f8e02..44bafbfb056 100755
--- a/tools/bazel
+++ b/tools/bazel
@@ -147,8 +147,14 @@ if [ "$skip_python" == "1" ]; then
   exec "$bazel_real" "$@"  
 fi  
 
+wrapper_output_all=0
+if [[ -n "${MONGO_WRAPPER_OUTPUT_ALL}" ]] || [[ -n "${CI}" ]]; then
+    wrapper_output_all=1
+fi
 
-if [[ "$SLOW_PATH" == "1" ]] && [[ -z "${MONGO_WRAPPER_OUTPUT_ALL}" ]]; then
+wrapper_redirect_output=0
+if [[ "$SLOW_PATH" == "1" ]] && [[ "$wrapper_output_all" == "0" ]]; then
+    wrapper_redirect_output=1
     ORIGINAL_ARGS=("$@")      
   
     # Save original terminal output FDs
@@ -293,11 +299,15 @@ fi
 if [[ $autocomplete_query == 1 ]]; then  
   plus_targets=$(</tmp/mongo_autocomplete_plus_targets)  
   query_output=$("${new_args[@]@Q}")  
-  echo $query_output $plus_targets | tr " " "\n" >&3  
+  if [[ "$wrapper_redirect_output" == "1" ]]; then
+      echo $query_output $plus_targets | tr " " "\n" >&3
+  else
+      echo $query_output $plus_targets | tr " " "\n"
+  fi
 else  
   trap 'cleanup_logfile' EXIT
   # Slow path: restore stdout/stderr so Bazel prints normally  
-  if [[ -z "${MONGO_WRAPPER_OUTPUT_ALL}" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$wrapper_redirect_output" == "1" ]]; then
       exec 1>&3 2>&4
   fi
   
diff --git a/tools/bazel.bat b/tools/bazel.bat
index d54c7dcd2e3..24a4fe67383 100644
--- a/tools/bazel.bat
+++ b/tools/bazel.bat
@@ -86,8 +86,16 @@ rem Set up environment variables for terminal output (for engflow_check.py)
 rem On Windows, we use CON device for console output
 rem Note: Windows doesn't support file descriptor duplication like Unix,
 rem so we'll set these to indicate console output should go to CON
-set "MONGO_WRAPPER_STDOUT_FD=CON"
-set "MONGO_WRAPPER_STDERR_FD=CON"
+if not "%MONGO_WRAPPER_OUTPUT_ALL%"=="" (
+    set "MONGO_WRAPPER_STDOUT_FD="
+    set "MONGO_WRAPPER_STDERR_FD="
+) else if not "%CI%"=="" (
+    set "MONGO_WRAPPER_STDOUT_FD="
+    set "MONGO_WRAPPER_STDERR_FD="
+) else (
+    set "MONGO_WRAPPER_STDOUT_FD=CON"
+    set "MONGO_WRAPPER_STDERR_FD=CON"
+)
 
 rem === Start timing ===
 set STARTTIME=%TIME%