diff --git a/mercurial/dispatch.py b/mercurial/dispatch.py
--- a/mercurial/dispatch.py
+++ b/mercurial/dispatch.py
@@ -62,7 +62,16 @@ def dispatch(req):
             ferr.write(_("hg: parse error: %s\n") % inst.args[0])
         return -1
 
-    return _runcatch(req)
+    msg = ' '.join(' ' in a and repr(a) or a for a in req.args)
+    starttime = time.time()
+    ret = None
+    try:
+        ret = _runcatch(req)
+        return ret
+    finally:
+        duration = time.time() - starttime
+        req.ui.log("commandfinish", "%s exited %s after %0.2f seconds\n",
+                   msg, ret or 0, duration)
 
 def _runcatch(req):
     def catchterm(*args):
@@ -764,16 +773,10 @@ def _dispatch(req):
     msg = ' '.join(' ' in a and repr(a) or a for a in fullargs)
     ui.log("command", '%s\n', msg)
     d = lambda: util.checksignature(func)(ui, *args, **cmdoptions)
-    starttime = time.time()
-    ret = None
     try:
-        ret = runcommand(lui, repo, cmd, fullargs, ui, options, d,
-                         cmdpats, cmdoptions)
-        return ret
+        return runcommand(lui, repo, cmd, fullargs, ui, options, d,
+                          cmdpats, cmdoptions)
     finally:
-        duration = time.time() - starttime
-        ui.log("commandfinish", "%s exited %s after %0.2f seconds\n",
-               cmd, ret, duration)
         if repo and repo != req.repo:
             repo.close()
 
diff --git a/tests/test-blackbox.t b/tests/test-blackbox.t
--- a/tests/test-blackbox.t
+++ b/tests/test-blackbox.t
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ command, exit codes, and duration
   $ hg add a
   $ hg blackbox
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> add a
-  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> add exited 0 after * seconds (glob)
+  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> add a exited 0 after * seconds (glob)
 
 incoming change tracking
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ clone, commit, pull
   $ hg blackbox -l 3
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> pull
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> 1 incoming changes - new heads: d02f48003e62
-  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> pull exited None after * seconds (glob)
+  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> pull exited 0 after * seconds (glob)
 
 we must not cause a failure if we cannot write to the log
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ backup bundles get logged
   $ hg blackbox -l 3
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> strip tip
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/blackboxtest2/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
-  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> strip exited 0 after * seconds (glob)
+  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> strip tip exited 0 after * seconds (glob)
 
 extension and python hooks - use the eol extension for a pythonhook
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ extension and python hooks - use the eol
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> update
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> pythonhook-preupdate: hgext.eol.preupdate finished in * seconds (glob)
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> exthook-update: echo hooked finished in * seconds (glob)
-  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> update exited False after * seconds (glob)
+  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> update exited 0 after * seconds (glob)
 
 log rotation
 
diff --git a/tests/test-progress.t b/tests/test-progress.t
--- a/tests/test-progress.t
+++ b/tests/test-progress.t
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ test delay time estimates
 
   $ hg -y loop 8
   \r (no-eol) (esc)
-  loop [====>                                     ] 1/8 1m18s\r (no-eol) (esc)
   loop [=========>                                ] 2/8 1m07s\r (no-eol) (esc)
   loop [===============>                            ] 3/8 56s\r (no-eol) (esc)
   loop [=====================>                      ] 4/8 45s\r (no-eol) (esc)
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ test delay time estimates
 Time estimates should not fail when there's no end point:
   $ hg -y loop -- -4
   \r (no-eol) (esc)
-  loop [ <=>                                              ] 1\r (no-eol) (esc)
-  loop [  <=>                                             ] 2\r (no-eol) (esc)
-  loop [   <=>                                            ] 3\r (no-eol) (esc)
+  loop [ <=>                                              ] 2\r (no-eol) (esc)
+  loop [  <=>                                             ] 3\r (no-eol) (esc)
                                                               \r (no-eol) (esc)