diff --git a/uuu/uuu.cpp b/uuu/uuu.cpp
index af194f8d..0912afbf 100644
--- a/uuu/uuu.cpp
+++ b/uuu/uuu.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ const char * g_vt_red = "\x1B[91m";
 const char * g_vt_kcyn = "\x1B[36m";
 const char * g_vt_boldwhite = "\x1B[97m";
 
-int g_failback_console_width = 300;
-
 size_t g_max_process_width = 0;
 
 void clean_vt_color() noexcept
@@ -600,12 +598,12 @@ mutex g_callback_mutex;
 
 void print_oneline(string str)
 {
-	size_t w = get_console_width();
+	int w = get_console_width();
 	if (w <= 3)
 		return;
 
 	if (g_max_process_width == 0){
-		g_max_process_width = min(str.size(), w);
+		g_max_process_width = min<int>(str.size(), w);
 	}
 
 	if (str.size() >= w)
@@ -767,7 +765,8 @@ bool enable_vt_mode()
 int get_console_width()
 {
 	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO sbInfo;
-	GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &sbInfo);
+	if (!GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &sbInfo))
+		return -1;
 	return sbInfo.dwSize.X;
 }
 #else
@@ -776,10 +775,11 @@ bool enable_vt_mode() { return true; }
 int get_console_width()
 {
 	struct winsize w;
-	if (ioctl(0, TIOCGWINSZ, &w) == -1)
+	if (ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &w) == -1)
 	{
-		return g_failback_console_width;
+		return -1;
 	}
+
 	return w.ws_col;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1154,6 +1154,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	if (!g_verbose && !isatty(STDOUT_FILENO)) {
+	    cout << "stdout is not a TTY. Using verbose mode" << endl;
+		g_verbose = 1;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	if (!g_verbose && get_console_width() <= 3)
+	{
+	    cout << "Failed to get terminal width, or terminal width too small. Using verbose mode" << endl;
+		g_verbose = 1;
+	}
+
 	signal(SIGINT, ctrl_c_handle);
 
 	uuu_set_askpasswd(ask_passwd);