diff --git a/command/hook_ui.go b/command/hook_ui.go
index 06f3cce52..60372123d 100644
--- a/command/hook_ui.go
+++ b/command/hook_ui.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ func (h *UiHook) PreApply(
 	n *terraform.InstanceInfo,
 	s *terraform.InstanceState,
 	d *terraform.InstanceDiff) (terraform.HookAction, error) {
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] PreApply arguments:\n%#v\n%#v\n%#v", n, s, d)
 	h.once.Do(h.init)
 
 	id := n.HumanId()
@@ -129,9 +131,8 @@ func (h *UiHook) PreApply(
 		attrString = "\n  " + attrString
 	}
 
-	var stateId, stateIdSuffix string
+	var stateIdSuffix string
 	if s != nil && s.ID != "" {
-		stateId = s.ID
 		stateIdSuffix = fmt.Sprintf(" (ID: %s)", truncateId(s.ID, maxIdLen))
 	}
 
@@ -143,12 +144,12 @@ func (h *UiHook) PreApply(
 		attrString)))
 
 	// Set a timer to show an operation is still happening
-	time.AfterFunc(periodicUiTimer, func() { h.stillApplying(id, stateId) })
+	time.AfterFunc(periodicUiTimer, func() { h.stillApplying(id, s) })
 
 	return terraform.HookActionContinue, nil
 }
 
-func (h *UiHook) stillApplying(id, stateId string) {
+func (h *UiHook) stillApplying(id string, s *terraform.InstanceState) {
 	// Grab the operation. We defer the lock here to avoid the "still..."
 	// message showing up after a completion message.
 	h.l.Lock()
@@ -173,8 +174,8 @@ func (h *UiHook) stillApplying(id, stateId string) {
 	}
 
 	var stateIdSuffix string
-	if stateId != "" {
-		stateIdSuffix = fmt.Sprintf("ID: %s, ", truncateId(stateId, maxIdLen))
+	if s != nil && s.ID != "" {
+		stateIdSuffix = fmt.Sprintf("ID: %s, ", truncateId(s.ID, maxIdLen))
 	}
 
 	h.ui.Output(h.Colorize.Color(fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -186,13 +187,15 @@ func (h *UiHook) stillApplying(id, stateId string) {
 	)))
 
 	// Reschedule
-	time.AfterFunc(periodicUiTimer, func() { h.stillApplying(id, stateId) })
+	time.AfterFunc(periodicUiTimer, func() { h.stillApplying(id, s) })
 }
 
 func (h *UiHook) PostApply(
 	n *terraform.InstanceInfo,
 	s *terraform.InstanceState,
 	applyerr error) (terraform.HookAction, error) {
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] PostApply arguments:\n%#v\n%#v\n%#v", n, s, applyerr)
 	id := n.HumanId()
 
 	h.l.Lock()
@@ -221,10 +224,13 @@ func (h *UiHook) PostApply(
 		// Errors are collected and printed in ApplyCommand, no need to duplicate
 		return terraform.HookActionContinue, nil
 	}
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Printing out output: %#v", msg)
 
-	h.ui.Output(h.Colorize.Color(fmt.Sprintf(
+	colorized := h.Colorize.Color(fmt.Sprintf(
 		"[reset][bold]%s: %s%s[reset]",
-		id, msg, stateIdSuffix)))
+		id, msg, stateIdSuffix))
+
+	h.ui.Output(colorized)
 
 	return terraform.HookActionContinue, nil
 }
diff --git a/command/hook_ui_test.go b/command/hook_ui_test.go
index 1c6476efe..3ba7345b7 100644
--- a/command/hook_ui_test.go
+++ b/command/hook_ui_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,72 @@
 package command
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/colorstring"
 )
 
+func TestUiHookPostApply_emptyState(t *testing.T) {
+	colorize := &colorstring.Colorize{
+		Colors:  colorstring.DefaultColors,
+		Disable: true,
+		Reset:   true,
+	}
+
+	ir := bytes.NewReader([]byte{})
+	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+	outBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+	ui := cli.MockUi{
+		InputReader:  ir,
+		ErrorWriter:  errBuf,
+		OutputWriter: outBuf,
+	}
+	h := &UiHook{
+		Colorize: colorize,
+		Ui:       &ui,
+	}
+	h.init()
+	h.resources = map[string]uiResourceState{
+		"data.google_compute_zones.available": uiResourceState{
+			Op:    uiResourceDestroy,
+			Start: time.Now(),
+		},
+	}
+
+	mock := &terraform.MockInstanceInfo{
+		terraform.InstanceInfo{
+			Id:         "data.google_compute_zones.available",
+			ModulePath: []string{"root"},
+			Type:       "google_compute_zones",
+		},
+	}
+	n := mock.WithUniqueExtra("destroy")
+	action, err := h.PostApply(n, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if action != terraform.HookActionContinue {
+		t.Fatal("Expected hook to continue, given: %#v", action)
+	}
+
+	expectedOutput := ""
+	output := outBuf.String()
+	if output != expectedOutput {
+		t.Fatalf("Output didn't match.\nExpected: %q\nGiven: %q", expectedOutput, output)
+	}
+
+	expectedErrOutput := ""
+	errOutput := errBuf.String()
+	if errOutput != expectedErrOutput {
+		t.Fatalf("Error output didn't match.\nExpected: %q\nGiven: %q", expectedErrOutput, errOutput)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTruncateId(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		Input    string
diff --git a/terraform/resource.go b/terraform/resource.go
index 0acf0beb2..b1f5822f6 100644
--- a/terraform/resource.go
+++ b/terraform/resource.go
@@ -72,6 +72,19 @@ type InstanceInfo struct {
 	uniqueExtra string
 }
 
+type MockInstanceInfo struct {
+	InstanceInfo
+}
+
+func (m *MockInstanceInfo) WithUniqueExtra(extra string) *InstanceInfo {
+	return &InstanceInfo{
+		Id:          m.Id,
+		ModulePath:  m.ModulePath,
+		Type:        m.Type,
+		uniqueExtra: extra,
+	}
+}
+
 // HumanId is a unique Id that is human-friendly and useful for UI elements.
 func (i *InstanceInfo) HumanId() string {
 	if i == nil {