diff --git a/cli/chain.go b/cli/chain.go
index 6e774e0e7..1e41a759c 100644
--- a/cli/chain.go
+++ b/cli/chain.go
@@ -932,6 +932,8 @@ var ChainBisectCmd = &cli.Command{
    For special path elements see 'chain get' help
 `,
 	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		afmt := NewAppFmt(cctx.App)
+
 		api, closer, err := GetFullNodeAPI(cctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -975,7 +977,7 @@ var ChainBisectCmd = &cli.Command{
 			}
 
 			path := "/ipld/" + midTs.ParentState().String() + "/" + subPath
-			fmt.Printf("* Testing %d (%d - %d) (%s): ", mid, start, end, path)
+			afmt.Printf("* Testing %d (%d - %d) (%s): ", mid, start, end, path)
 
 			nd, err := api.ChainGetNode(ctx, path)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -1002,32 +1004,32 @@ var ChainBisectCmd = &cli.Command{
 				if strings.TrimSpace(out.String()) != "false" {
 					end = mid
 					highest = midTs
-					fmt.Println("true")
+					afmt.Println("true")
 				} else {
 					start = mid
-					fmt.Printf("false (cli)\n")
+					afmt.Printf("false (cli)\n")
 				}
 			case *exec.ExitError:
 				if len(serr.String()) > 0 {
-					fmt.Println("error")
+					afmt.Println("error")
 
-					fmt.Printf("> Command: %s\n---->\n", strings.Join(cctx.Args().Slice()[3:], " "))
-					fmt.Println(string(b))
-					fmt.Println("<----")
+					afmt.Printf("> Command: %s\n---->\n", strings.Join(cctx.Args().Slice()[3:], " "))
+					afmt.Println(string(b))
+					afmt.Println("<----")
 					return xerrors.Errorf("error running bisect check: %s", serr.String())
 				}
 
 				start = mid
-				fmt.Println("false")
+				afmt.Println("false")
 			default:
 				return err
 			}
 
 			if start == end {
 				if strings.TrimSpace(out.String()) == "true" {
-					fmt.Println(midTs.Height())
+					afmt.Println(midTs.Height())
 				} else {
-					fmt.Println(prev)
+					afmt.Println(prev)
 				}
 				return nil
 			}
diff --git a/cli/chain_test.go b/cli/chain_test.go
index be75ebd05..70a4a4953 100644
--- a/cli/chain_test.go
+++ b/cli/chain_test.go
@@ -368,8 +368,6 @@ func TestChainGet(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := mock.TipSet(blk)
 	cmd := WithCategory("chain", ChainGetCmd)
 
-	// lotus chain get /ipfs/[cid]/some/path
-
 	// given no -as-type flag & ipfs prefix, should print object as JSON if it's marshalable
 	t.Run("ipfs", func(t *testing.T) {
 		path := fmt.Sprintf("/ipfs/%s", blk.Cid().String())
@@ -437,7 +435,42 @@ func TestChainGet(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestChainBisect(t *testing.T) {}
+func TestChainBisect(t *testing.T) {
+	blk1 := mock.MkBlock(nil, 0, 0)
+	blk1.Height = 0
+	ts1 := mock.TipSet(blk1)
+
+	blk2 := mock.MkBlock(ts1, 0, 0)
+	blk2.Height = 1
+	ts2 := mock.TipSet(blk2)
+
+	subpath := "whatever/its/mocked"
+	minHeight := uint64(0)
+	maxHeight := uint64(1)
+	shell := "echo"
+
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("/ipld/%s/%s", ts2.ParentState(), subpath)
+
+	cmd := WithCategory("chain", ChainBisectCmd)
+
+	app, mockApi, buf, done := NewMockAppWithFullAPI(t, cmd)
+	defer done()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	gomock.InOrder(
+		mockApi.EXPECT().ChainGetTipSetByHeight(ctx, abi.ChainEpoch(maxHeight), types.EmptyTSK).Return(ts2, nil),
+		mockApi.EXPECT().ChainGetTipSetByHeight(ctx, abi.ChainEpoch(maxHeight), ts2.Key()).Return(ts2, nil),
+		mockApi.EXPECT().ChainGetNode(ctx, path).Return(&api.IpldObject{Cid: blk2.Cid(), Obj: blk2}, nil),
+	)
+
+	err := app.Run([]string{"chain", "bisect", fmt.Sprintf("%d", minHeight), fmt.Sprintf("%d", maxHeight), subpath, shell})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	out := buf.String()
+	assert.Contains(t, out, path)
+}
 
 func TestChainExport(t *testing.T) {}