diff --git a/python/swiftest/swiftest/simulation_class.py b/python/swiftest/swiftest/simulation_class.py
index 834f6e40a..9f1555411 100644
--- a/python/swiftest/swiftest/simulation_class.py
+++ b/python/swiftest/swiftest/simulation_class.py
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def _run_swiftest_driver(self):
             f.write(f"#{self._shell_full} -l\n")
             f.write(f"source ~/.{self._shell}rc\n")
             f.write(f"cd {self.sim_dir}\n")
-            f.write(f"{str(self.driver_executable)} {self.integrator} {str(self.param_file)} progress\n")
+            f.write(f"{str(self.driver_executable)} {self.integrator} {str(self.param_file)} compact\n")
 
         cmd = f"{env['SHELL']} -l {driver_script}"
 
@@ -375,13 +375,18 @@ def _run_swiftest_driver(self):
                                   stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                                   env=env,
                                   universal_newlines=True) as p:
+                process_output = False
                 for line in p.stdout:
-                    if '[' in line:
-                        print(line.replace('\n', '\r'), end='')
-                    elif "Normal termination" in line:
-                        print(line.replace("Normal termination", "\n\nNormal termination"), end='')
-                    else:
-                        print(line, end='')
+                    if "SWIFTEST STOP" in line:
+                        process_output = False
+
+                    if process_output:
+                        kvstream=line.replace('\n','').strip().split(';') # Removes the newline character,
+                        output_data = {kv.split()[0]: kv.split()[1] for kv in kvstream[:-1]}
+
+                    if "SWIFTEST START" in line:
+                        process_output = True
+
                 res = p.communicate()
                 if p.returncode != 0:
                     for line in res[1]:
diff --git a/src/io/io.f90 b/src/io/io.f90
index 6b6654998..c5af067f5 100644
--- a/src/io/io.f90
+++ b/src/io/io.f90
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ module subroutine io_compact_output(self, param, timer)
       class(swiftest_parameters),   intent(in) :: param !! Input colleciton of user-defined parameters
       class(*),                     intent(in) :: timer !! Object used for computing elapsed wall time  (must be unlimited polymorphic because the walltimer module requires swiftest_classes)
       ! Internals
-      !character(*), parameter :: COMPACTFMT = '("ILOOP",I,";T",ES23.16,";WT",ES23.16,";IWT",ES23.16,";WTPS",ES23.16,";NPL",I,";NTP",I,";"$)'
-      !character(*), parameter :: SYMBAFMT = '(";NPLM",I,$)'
-      !character(*), parameter :: EGYFMT = '("LTOTERR",ES24.16,";ETOTERR",ES24.16,";MTOTERR",ES24.16,";KEOERR",ES24.16,";KESERR",ES24.16,";PEERR",ES24.16' & 
-      !                                    // '";EORBERR",ES24.16,";ECOLERR",ES24.16,";EUNTRERR",ES24.16,";LSPINERR",ES24.16,";LESCERR",ES24.16' &
-      !                                    // '";MESCERR",ES24.16,$)'
       character(len=:), allocatable :: formatted_output
 
       select type(timer)