diff --git a/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/vuln_test.go b/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/vuln_test.go
index 78c193e..91fef3f 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/vuln_test.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/vuln_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 			Arguments: lens.Command.Arguments,
 		}, nil)
 		env.Await(
-			CompletedWork("Checking vulnerability", 1, true),
+			CompletedWork("govulncheck", 1, true),
 			// TODO(hyangah): once the diagnostics are published, wait for diagnostics.
 			ShownMessage("Found GO-0000-001"),
 		)
diff --git a/gopls/internal/vulncheck/command.go b/gopls/internal/vulncheck/command.go
index b84daa5..60d582c 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/vulncheck/command.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/vulncheck/command.go
@@ -70,29 +70,30 @@
 
 // Run runs the govulncheck after loading packages using the provided packages.Config.
 func (c *cmd) Run(ctx context.Context, cfg *packages.Config, patterns ...string) (_ []Vuln, err error) {
+	logger := log.New(log.Default().Writer(), "", 0)
 	cfg.Mode |= packages.NeedModule | packages.NeedName | packages.NeedFiles |
 		packages.NeedCompiledGoFiles | packages.NeedImports | packages.NeedTypes |
 		packages.NeedTypesSizes | packages.NeedSyntax | packages.NeedTypesInfo | packages.NeedDeps
 
-	log.Println("loading packages...")
+	logger.Println("loading packages...")
 	loadedPkgs, err := gvc.LoadPackages(cfg, patterns...)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("package load failed: %v", err)
+		logger.Printf("package load failed: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("analyzing %d packages...\n", len(loadedPkgs))
+	logger.Printf("analyzing %d packages...\n", len(loadedPkgs))
 
 	r, err := vulncheck.Source(ctx, loadedPkgs, &vulncheck.Config{Client: c.Client, SourceGoVersion: goVersion()})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("selecting affecting vulnerabilities from %d findings...\n", len(r.Vulns))
+	logger.Printf("selecting affecting vulnerabilities from %d findings...\n", len(r.Vulns))
 	unaffectedMods := filterUnaffected(r.Vulns)
 	r.Vulns = filterCalled(r)
 
-	log.Printf("found %d vulnerabilities.\n", len(r.Vulns))
+	logger.Printf("found %d vulnerabilities.\n", len(r.Vulns))
 	callInfo := gvc.GetCallInfo(r, loadedPkgs)
 	return toVulns(callInfo, unaffectedMods)
 	// TODO: add import graphs.
diff --git a/internal/lsp/command.go b/internal/lsp/command.go
index 1d6c973..35bc0e43 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/command.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/command.go
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
 	}
 	err := c.run(ctx, commandConfig{
 		async:       true, // need to be async to be cancellable
-		progress:    "Checking vulnerability",
+		progress:    "govulncheck",
 		requireSave: true,
 		forURI:      args.URI,
 	}, func(ctx context.Context, deps commandDeps) error {