diff --git a/Source/driver/Castro.H b/Source/driver/Castro.H
index 0a77218ee6..e95a0153ad 100644
--- a/Source/driver/Castro.H
+++ b/Source/driver/Castro.H
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 // runtime parameters
 #include <castro_params.H>
 #include <prob_parameters.H>
+#include <Castro_io.H>
 #include <Castro_util.H>
 
 using namespace castro;
diff --git a/Source/driver/Castro_advance.cpp b/Source/driver/Castro_advance.cpp
index 6f9f0b9d07..90d596182f 100644
--- a/Source/driver/Castro_advance.cpp
+++ b/Source/driver/Castro_advance.cpp
@@ -229,10 +229,21 @@ Castro::initialize_do_advance (Real time, Real dt)
 
     if (castro::check_dt_before_advance && !is_first_step_on_this_level) {
         int is_new = 0;
-        Real old_dt = estTimeStep(is_new);
+
+        // We only display the estTimeStep output if the validity check fails
+        std::string estTimeStep_output;
+
+        Real old_dt;
+
+        {
+            CoutRedirection redirection;
+            old_dt = estTimeStep(is_new);
+            estTimeStep_output = redirection.getCapturedOutput();
+        }
 
         if (castro::change_max * old_dt < dt) {
             status.success = false;
+            std::cout << estTimeStep_output;
             status.reason = "pre-advance timestep validity check failed";
         }
     }
@@ -276,10 +287,21 @@ Castro::finalize_do_advance (Real time, Real dt)
 
             if (do_validity_check) {
                 int is_new = 1;
-                Real new_dt = estTimeStep(is_new);
+
+                // We only display the estTimeStep output if the validity check fails
+                std::string estTimeStep_output;
+
+                Real new_dt;
+
+                {
+                    CoutRedirection redirection;
+                    new_dt = estTimeStep(is_new);
+                    estTimeStep_output = redirection.getCapturedOutput();
+                }
 
                 if (castro::change_max * new_dt < dt) {
                     status.success = false;
+                    std::cout << estTimeStep_output;
                     status.reason = "post-advance timestep validity check failed";
                     return status;
                 }
diff --git a/Source/driver/Castro_io.H b/Source/driver/Castro_io.H
index d47c74019f..41fbb323f0 100644
--- a/Source/driver/Castro_io.H
+++ b/Source/driver/Castro_io.H
@@ -1,6 +1,38 @@
 #ifndef CASTRO_IO_H
 #define CASTRO_IO_H
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
 extern std::string inputs_name;
 
+// Redirect std::cout to a temporary buffer.
+
+class CoutRedirection {
+
+public:
+    CoutRedirection () : original_output(std::cout.rdbuf()) {
+        std::cout.rdbuf(captured_output.rdbuf());
+    }
+
+    ~CoutRedirection () {
+        std::cout.rdbuf(original_output);
+    }
+
+    // Remove copy/move constructors/assignment operators.
+    CoutRedirection (const CoutRedirection&) = delete;
+    CoutRedirection (CoutRedirection&&) = delete;
+    CoutRedirection& operator= (const CoutRedirection&) = delete;
+    CoutRedirection& operator= (CoutRedirection&&) = delete;
+
+    std::string getCapturedOutput () {
+        return captured_output.str();
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::ostringstream captured_output;
+    std::streambuf* original_output;
+
+};
+
 #endif