diff --git a/ci/do_ci.sh b/ci/do_ci.sh
index a3bbc7598cec..97b289272e53 100755
--- a/ci/do_ci.sh
+++ b/ci/do_ci.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ echo "building using ${NUM_CPUS} CPUs"
 function bazel_release_binary_build() {
   echo "Building..."
   cd "${ENVOY_CI_DIR}"
-  bazel --batch build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c opt //source/exe:envoy-static
+  bazel build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c opt //source/exe:envoy-static
   # Copy the envoy-static binary somewhere that we can access outside of the
   # container.
   cp -f \
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function bazel_release_binary_build() {
 function bazel_debug_binary_build() {
   echo "Building..."
   cd "${ENVOY_CI_DIR}"
-  bazel --batch build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c dbg //source/exe:envoy-static
+  bazel build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c dbg //source/exe:envoy-static
   # Copy the envoy-static binary somewhere that we can access outside of the
   # container.
   cp -f \
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == "bazel.release" ]]; then
     echo "Testing $* ..."
     # Run only specified tests. Argument can be a single test 
     # (e.g. '//test/common/common:assert_test') or a test group (e.g. '//test/common/...')
-    bazel --batch test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c opt $*
+    bazel test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c opt $*
   else
     echo "Testing..."
     # We have various test binaries in the test directory such as tools, benchmarks, etc. We
     # run a build pass to make sure they compile.
-    bazel --batch build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c opt //include/... //source/... //test/...
+    bazel build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c opt //include/... //source/... //test/...
     # Now run all of the tests which should already be compiled.
-    bazel --batch test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c opt //test/...
+    bazel test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c opt //test/...
   fi
   exit 0
 elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.release.server_only" ]]; then
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.debug" ]]; then
   echo "bazel debug build with tests..."
   bazel_debug_binary_build
   echo "Testing..."
-  bazel --batch test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c dbg //test/...
+  bazel test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c dbg //test/...
   exit 0
 elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.debug.server_only" ]]; then
   setup_gcc_toolchain
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.asan" ]]; then
   echo "bazel ASAN/UBSAN debug build with tests..."
   cd "${ENVOY_FILTER_EXAMPLE_SRCDIR}"
   echo "Building and testing..."
-  bazel --batch test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c dbg --config=clang-asan @envoy//test/... \
+  bazel test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c dbg --config=clang-asan @envoy//test/... \
     //:echo2_integration_test //:envoy_binary_test
   exit 0
 elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.tsan" ]]; then
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.tsan" ]]; then
   echo "bazel TSAN debug build with tests..."
   cd "${ENVOY_FILTER_EXAMPLE_SRCDIR}"
   echo "Building and testing..."
-  bazel --batch test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c dbg --config=clang-tsan @envoy//test/... \
+  bazel test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c dbg --config=clang-tsan @envoy//test/... \
     //:echo2_integration_test //:envoy_binary_test
   exit 0
 elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.dev" ]]; then
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.dev" ]]; then
   echo "bazel fastbuild build with tests..."
   cd "${ENVOY_CI_DIR}"
   echo "Building..."
-  bazel --batch build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild //source/exe:envoy-static
+  bazel build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild //source/exe:envoy-static
   # Copy the envoy-static binary somewhere that we can access outside of the
   # container for developers.
   cp -f \
     "${ENVOY_CI_DIR}"/bazel-bin/source/exe/envoy-static \
     "${ENVOY_DELIVERY_DIR}"/envoy-fastbuild
   echo "Building and testing..."
-  bazel --batch test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild //test/...
+  bazel test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild //test/...
   exit 0
 elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.ipv6_tests" ]]; then
   # This is around until Circle supports IPv6. We try to run a limited set of IPv6 tests as fast
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.ipv6_tests" ]]; then
   setup_clang_toolchain
   echo "Testing..."
   cd "${ENVOY_CI_DIR}"
-  bazel --batch test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild //test/integration/... //test/common/network/...
+  bazel test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild //test/integration/... //test/common/network/...
   exit 0
 elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.api" ]]; then
   setup_clang_toolchain
   cd "${ENVOY_CI_DIR}"
   echo "Building API..."
-  bazel --batch build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild @envoy_api//envoy/...
+  bazel build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild @envoy_api//envoy/...
   echo "Testing API..."
-  bazel --batch test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild @envoy_api//test/... @envoy_api//tools/... \
+  bazel test ${BAZEL_TEST_OPTIONS} -c fastbuild @envoy_api//test/... @envoy_api//tools/... \
     @envoy_api//tools:capture2pcap_test
   exit 0
 elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.coverage" ]]; then
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.coverage" ]]; then
   # gcovr is a pain to run with `bazel run`, so package it up into a
   # relocatable and hermetic-ish .par file.
   cd "${ENVOY_SRCDIR}"
-  bazel --batch build @com_github_gcovr_gcovr//:gcovr.par
+  bazel build @com_github_gcovr_gcovr//:gcovr.par
   export GCOVR="${ENVOY_SRCDIR}/bazel-bin/external/com_github_gcovr_gcovr/gcovr.par"
 
   export GCOVR_DIR="${ENVOY_BUILD_DIR}/bazel-envoy"
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "bazel.coverity" ]]; then
   echo "bazel Coverity Scan build"
   echo "Building..."
   cd "${ENVOY_CI_DIR}"
-  /build/cov-analysis/bin/cov-build --dir "${ENVOY_BUILD_DIR}"/cov-int bazel --batch build --action_env=LD_PRELOAD ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} \
+  /build/cov-analysis/bin/cov-build --dir "${ENVOY_BUILD_DIR}"/cov-int bazel build --action_env=LD_PRELOAD ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} \
     -c opt //source/exe:envoy-static
   # tar up the coverity results
   tar czvf "${ENVOY_BUILD_DIR}"/envoy-coverity-output.tgz -C "${ENVOY_BUILD_DIR}" cov-int
diff --git a/docs/build.sh b/docs/build.sh
index c2dd478e8b13..3d196853ce47 100755
--- a/docs/build.sh
+++ b/docs/build.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fi
 
 source "${BUILD_DIR}"/venv/bin/activate
 
-bazel --batch build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} @envoy_api//docs:protos --aspects \
+bazel build ${BAZEL_BUILD_OPTIONS} @envoy_api//docs:protos --aspects \
   tools/protodoc/protodoc.bzl%proto_doc_aspect --output_groups=rst --action_env=CPROFILE_ENABLED  --spawn_strategy=standalone
 
 # These are the protos we want to put in docs, this list will grow.