diff --git a/cmd/preflight/cli/run.go b/cmd/preflight/cli/run.go
index 5a3dc58c..130198a1 100644
--- a/cmd/preflight/cli/run.go
+++ b/cmd/preflight/cli/run.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func runPreflights(v *viper.Viper, arg string) error {
 
 	s := spin.New()
 	go func() {
+		lastMsg := ""
 		for {
 			select {
 			case msg, ok := <-progressCh:
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ func runPreflights(v *viper.Viper, arg string) error {
 					c := color.New(color.FgHiRed)
 					c.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s\r * %v", cursor.ClearEntireLine(), msg))
 				case string:
+					if lastMsg == msg {
+						break
+					}
+					lastMsg = msg
 					c := color.New(color.FgCyan)
 					c.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s\r * %s", cursor.ClearEntireLine(), msg))
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/analyzer.go b/pkg/analyze/analyzer.go
index 81acb94c..bb1d2a18 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/analyzer.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/analyzer.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package analyzer
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -40,100 +41,30 @@ func isExcluded(excludeVal multitype.BoolOrString) (bool, error) {
 	return parsed, nil
 }
 
-func HostAnalyze(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HostAnalyze, getFile getCollectedFileContents, findFiles getChildCollectedFileContents) ([]*AnalyzeResult, error) {
-	if hostAnalyzer.CPU != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostCPU(hostAnalyzer.CPU, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.TCPLoadBalancer != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostTCPLoadBalancer(hostAnalyzer.TCPLoadBalancer, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.HTTPLoadBalancer != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostHTTPLoadBalancer(hostAnalyzer.HTTPLoadBalancer, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.DiskUsage != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostDiskUsage(hostAnalyzer.DiskUsage, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.Memory != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostMemory(hostAnalyzer.Memory, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.TCPPortStatus != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostTCPPortStatus(hostAnalyzer.TCPPortStatus, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.HTTP != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostHTTP(hostAnalyzer.HTTP, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.Time != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostTime(hostAnalyzer.Time, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.BlockDevices != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostBlockDevices(hostAnalyzer.BlockDevices, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.TCPConnect != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostTCPConnect(hostAnalyzer.TCPConnect, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.IPV4Interfaces != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostIPV4Interfaces(hostAnalyzer.IPV4Interfaces, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.FilesystemPerformance != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostFilesystemPerformance(hostAnalyzer.FilesystemPerformance, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
-	}
-	if hostAnalyzer.Certificate != nil {
-		result, err := analyzeHostCertificate(hostAnalyzer.Certificate, getFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		return []*AnalyzeResult{result}, nil
+func HostAnalyze(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HostAnalyze, getFile getCollectedFileContents, findFiles getChildCollectedFileContents) []*AnalyzeResult {
+	analyzer, ok := GetHostAnalyzer(hostAnalyzer)
+	if !ok {
+		return NewAnalyzeResultError(analyzer, errors.New("invalid analyzer"))
 	}
 
-	return nil, errors.New("invalid analyzer")
+	isExcluded, _ := analyzer.IsExcluded()
+	if isExcluded {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	result, err := analyzer.Analyze(getFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewAnalyzeResultError(analyzer, errors.Wrap(err, "analyze"))
+	}
+	return []*AnalyzeResult{result}
+}
+
+func NewAnalyzeResultError(analyzer HostAnalyzer, err error) []*AnalyzeResult {
+	return []*AnalyzeResult{{
+		IsFail:  true,
+		Title:   analyzer.Title(),
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Analyzer Failed: %v", err),
+	}}
 }
 
 func Analyze(analyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.Analyze, getFile getCollectedFileContents, findFiles getChildCollectedFileContents) ([]*AnalyzeResult, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_analyzer.go b/pkg/analyze/host_analyzer.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ca07dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_analyzer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package analyzer
+
+import troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
+
+type HostAnalyzer interface {
+	Title() string
+	IsExcluded() (bool, error)
+	Analyze(getFile func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error)
+}
+
+func GetHostAnalyzer(analyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HostAnalyze) (HostAnalyzer, bool) {
+	switch {
+	case analyzer.CPU != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostCPU{analyzer.CPU}, true
+	case analyzer.Memory != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostMemory{analyzer.Memory}, true
+	case analyzer.TCPLoadBalancer != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostTCPLoadBalancer{analyzer.TCPLoadBalancer}, true
+	case analyzer.HTTPLoadBalancer != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostHTTPLoadBalancer{analyzer.HTTPLoadBalancer}, true
+	case analyzer.DiskUsage != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostDiskUsage{analyzer.DiskUsage}, true
+	case analyzer.TCPPortStatus != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostTCPPortStatus{analyzer.TCPPortStatus}, true
+	case analyzer.HTTP != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostHTTP{analyzer.HTTP}, true
+	case analyzer.Time != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostTime{analyzer.Time}, true
+	case analyzer.BlockDevices != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostBlockDevices{analyzer.BlockDevices}, true
+	case analyzer.TCPConnect != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostTCPConnect{analyzer.TCPConnect}, true
+	case analyzer.IPV4Interfaces != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostIPV4Interfaces{analyzer.IPV4Interfaces}, true
+	case analyzer.FilesystemPerformance != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance{analyzer.FilesystemPerformance}, true
+	case analyzer.Certificate != nil:
+		return &AnalyzeHostCertificate{analyzer.Certificate}, true
+	default:
+		return nil, false
+	}
+}
+
+func hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(meta troubleshootv1beta2.AnalyzeMeta, defaultTitle string) string {
+	if meta.CheckName != "" {
+		return meta.CheckName
+	}
+	return defaultTitle
+}
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_block_devices.go b/pkg/analyze/host_block_devices.go
index c4b5fca8..099c88b2 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_block_devices.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_block_devices.go
@@ -12,7 +12,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/collect"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostBlockDevices(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.BlockDevicesAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostBlockDevices struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.BlockDevicesAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostBlockDevices) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "Block Devices")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostBlockDevices) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostBlockDevices) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	contents, err := getCollectedFileContents("system/block_devices.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get collected file")
@@ -25,11 +39,7 @@ func analyzeHostBlockDevices(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.BlockDevicesAnaly
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "Block Devices"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_block_devices_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_block_devices_test.go
index 09e8fd3f..962b96b5 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_block_devices_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_block_devices_test.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeBlockDevices(t *testing.T) {
 				return b, nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostBlockDevices(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostBlockDevices{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_certificate.go b/pkg/analyze/host_certificate.go
index a31a79be..25efb64c 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_certificate.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_certificate.go
@@ -7,7 +7,21 @@ import (
 	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostCertificate(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.CertificateAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostCertificate struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.CertificateAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostCertificate) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "Certificate Key Pair")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostCertificate) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostCertificate) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	collectorName := hostAnalyzer.CollectorName
 	if collectorName == "" {
 		collectorName = "certificate"
@@ -21,11 +35,7 @@ func analyzeHostCertificate(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.CertificateAnalyze
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "Certificate Key Pair"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_certificate_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_certificate_test.go
index d7a00144..f1fb9854 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_certificate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_certificate_test.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeCertificate(t *testing.T) {
 				return []byte(test.status), nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostCertificate(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostCertificate{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_cpu.go b/pkg/analyze/host_cpu.go
index ba315cb6..43ec4e02 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_cpu.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_cpu.go
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/collect"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostCPU(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.CPUAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostCPU struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.CPUAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostCPU) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "Number of CPUs")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostCPU) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostCPU) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	contents, err := getCollectedFileContents("system/cpu.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get collected file")
@@ -23,11 +37,7 @@ func analyzeHostCPU(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.CPUAnalyze, getCollectedFi
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "Number of CPUs"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_disk_usage.go b/pkg/analyze/host_disk_usage.go
index 29889fdf..a447c740 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_disk_usage.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_disk_usage.go
@@ -12,7 +12,21 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostDiskUsage(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.DiskUsageAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostDiskUsage struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.DiskUsageAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostDiskUsage) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, fmt.Sprintf("Disk Usage %s", a.hostAnalyzer.CollectorName))
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostDiskUsage) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostDiskUsage) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	key := collect.HostDiskUsageKey(hostAnalyzer.CollectorName)
 	contents, err := getCollectedFileContents(key)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -26,11 +40,7 @@ func analyzeHostDiskUsage(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.DiskUsageAnalyze, ge
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = fmt.Sprintf("Disk Usage %s", hostAnalyzer.CollectorName)
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_disk_usage_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_disk_usage_test.go
index 7e734fac..5bd9e1a0 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_disk_usage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_disk_usage_test.go
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeHostDiskUsage(t *testing.T) {
 				return b, nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostDiskUsage(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostDiskUsage{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance.go b/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance.go
index 95bc59bb..824b42bb 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance.go
@@ -13,7 +13,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/collect"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostFilesystemPerformance(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.FilesystemPerformanceAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.FilesystemPerformanceAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "Filesystem Performance")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	collectorName := hostAnalyzer.CollectorName
 	if collectorName == "" {
 		collectorName = "filesystemPerformance"
@@ -31,11 +45,7 @@ func analyzeHostFilesystemPerformance(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.Filesyst
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "Filesystem Performance"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance_test.go
index 60582503..a885f473 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_filesystem_performance_test.go
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance(t *testing.T) {
 				return b, nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostFilesystemPerformance(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostFilesystemPerformance{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_http.go b/pkg/analyze/host_http.go
index b07a7b73..bd44cff2 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_http.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_http.go
@@ -17,7 +17,21 @@ type httpResult struct {
 	Response *collect.HTTPResponse
 }
 
-func analyzeHostHTTP(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HTTPAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostHTTP struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HTTPAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostHTTP) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "HTTP Request")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostHTTP) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostHTTP) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	name := filepath.Join("http", "result.json")
 	if hostAnalyzer.CollectorName != "" {
 		name = filepath.Join("http", hostAnalyzer.CollectorName+".json")
@@ -34,11 +48,7 @@ func analyzeHostHTTP(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HTTPAnalyze, getCollected
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "HTTP Request"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_http_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_http_test.go
index e24461b4..0190db73 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_http_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeHostHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 				return b, nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostHTTP(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostHTTP{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_httploadbalancer.go b/pkg/analyze/host_httploadbalancer.go
index ad2ba771..9b16868e 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_httploadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_httploadbalancer.go
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/collect"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostHTTPLoadBalancer(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HTTPLoadBalancerAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostHTTPLoadBalancer struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HTTPLoadBalancerAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostHTTPLoadBalancer) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "HTTP Load Balancer")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostHTTPLoadBalancer) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostHTTPLoadBalancer) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	collectorName := hostAnalyzer.CollectorName
 	if collectorName == "" {
 		collectorName = "httpLoadBalancer"
@@ -28,11 +42,7 @@ func analyzeHostHTTPLoadBalancer(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.HTTPLoadBalan
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "HTTP Load Balancer"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_ipv4interfaces.go b/pkg/analyze/host_ipv4interfaces.go
index 4c08a763..b855c56d 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_ipv4interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_ipv4interfaces.go
@@ -11,7 +11,21 @@ import (
 	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostIPV4Interfaces(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.IPV4InterfacesAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostIPV4Interfaces struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.IPV4InterfacesAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostIPV4Interfaces) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "IPv4 Interfaces")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostIPV4Interfaces) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostIPV4Interfaces) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	contents, err := getCollectedFileContents("system/ipv4Interfaces.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get collected file")
@@ -24,11 +38,7 @@ func analyzeHostIPV4Interfaces(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.IPV4InterfacesA
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "IPv4 Interfaces"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_ipv4interfaces_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_ipv4interfaces_test.go
index ed4ee0d2..65bebded 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_ipv4interfaces_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_ipv4interfaces_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeIPV4Interfaces(t *testing.T) {
 				return b, nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostIPV4Interfaces(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostIPV4Interfaces{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_memory.go b/pkg/analyze/host_memory.go
index 12d57b11..1ae99ba7 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_memory.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_memory.go
@@ -11,7 +11,21 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostMemory(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.MemoryAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostMemory struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.MemoryAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostMemory) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "Amount of Memory")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostMemory) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostMemory) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	contents, err := getCollectedFileContents("system/memory.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get collected file")
@@ -24,11 +38,7 @@ func analyzeHostMemory(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.MemoryAnalyze, getColle
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "Amount of Memory"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_memory_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_memory_test.go
index a0b70ccf..898ae0b1 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_memory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_memory_test.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeHostMemory(t *testing.T) {
 				return b, nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostMemory(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostMemory{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_tcp_connect.go b/pkg/analyze/host_tcp_connect.go
index 327dc0db..8baa77e4 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_tcp_connect.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_tcp_connect.go
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/collect"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostTCPConnect(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPConnectAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostTCPConnect struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPConnectAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPConnect) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "TCP Connection Attempt")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPConnect) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPConnect) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	fullPath := path.Join("connect", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", hostAnalyzer.CollectorName))
 
 	collected, err := getCollectedFileContents(fullPath)
@@ -24,11 +38,7 @@ func analyzeHostTCPConnect(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPConnectAnalyze,
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "TCP Connection Attempt"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_tcp_connect_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_tcp_connect_test.go
index 6cc8064c..04b07263 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_tcp_connect_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_tcp_connect_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeTCPConnect(t *testing.T) {
 				return b, nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostTCPConnect(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostTCPConnect{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_tcploadbalancer.go b/pkg/analyze/host_tcploadbalancer.go
index e6efc102..702b24cd 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_tcploadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_tcploadbalancer.go
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/collect"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostTCPLoadBalancer(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPLoadBalancerAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostTCPLoadBalancer struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPLoadBalancerAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPLoadBalancer) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "TCP Load Balancer")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPLoadBalancer) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPLoadBalancer) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	collectorName := hostAnalyzer.CollectorName
 	if collectorName == "" {
 		collectorName = "tcpLoadBalancer"
@@ -29,11 +43,7 @@ func analyzeHostTCPLoadBalancer(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPLoadBalance
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "TCP Load Balancer"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_tcpportstatus.go b/pkg/analyze/host_tcpportstatus.go
index 4d03b1fd..62047288 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_tcpportstatus.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_tcpportstatus.go
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/collect"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostTCPPortStatus(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPPortStatusAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostTCPPortStatus struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPPortStatusAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPPortStatus) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "TCP Port Status")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPPortStatus) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTCPPortStatus) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	fullPath := path.Join("tcpPortStatus", "tcpPortStatus.json")
 	if hostAnalyzer.CollectorName != "" {
 		fullPath = path.Join("tcpPortStatus", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", hostAnalyzer.CollectorName))
@@ -27,11 +41,7 @@ func analyzeHostTCPPortStatus(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPPortStatusAna
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "TCP Port Status"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_time.go b/pkg/analyze/host_time.go
index a4085776..329da374 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_time.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_time.go
@@ -17,7 +17,21 @@ const (
 	UnsynchronizedInactive = "unsynchronized+inactive"
 )
 
-func analyzeHostTime(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TimeAnalyze, getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+type AnalyzeHostTime struct {
+	hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TimeAnalyze
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTime) Title() string {
+	return hostAnalyzerTitleOrDefault(a.hostAnalyzer.AnalyzeMeta, "Time")
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTime) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(a.hostAnalyzer.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (a *AnalyzeHostTime) Analyze(getCollectedFileContents func(string) ([]byte, error)) (*AnalyzeResult, error) {
+	hostAnalyzer := a.hostAnalyzer
+
 	contents, err := getCollectedFileContents("system/time.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get collected file")
@@ -30,11 +44,7 @@ func analyzeHostTime(hostAnalyzer *troubleshootv1beta2.TimeAnalyze, getCollected
 
 	result := AnalyzeResult{}
 
-	title := hostAnalyzer.CheckName
-	if title == "" {
-		title = "Time"
-	}
-	result.Title = title
+	result.Title = a.Title()
 
 	for _, outcome := range hostAnalyzer.Outcomes {
 		if outcome.Fail != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_time_test.go b/pkg/analyze/host_time_test.go
index 63bc9deb..10c5ca62 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_time_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_time_test.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestAnalyzeHostTime(t *testing.T) {
 				return b, nil
 			}
 
-			result, err := analyzeHostTime(test.hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents)
+			result, err := (&AnalyzeHostTime{test.hostAnalyzer}).Analyze(getCollectedFileContents)
 			if test.expectErr {
 				req.Error(err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2/hostanalyzer_shared.go b/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2/hostanalyzer_shared.go
index 5f23e8ac..c4b06a6f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2/hostanalyzer_shared.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2/hostanalyzer_shared.go
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package v1beta2
 
-import "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/multitype"
-
 type CPUAnalyze struct {
 	AnalyzeMeta `json:",inline" yaml:",inline"`
 	Outcomes    []*Outcome `json:"outcomes" yaml:"outcomes"`
@@ -100,6 +98,4 @@ type HostAnalyze struct {
 	FilesystemPerformance *FilesystemPerformanceAnalyze `json:"filesystemPerformance,omitempty" yaml:"filesystemPerformance,omitempty"`
 
 	Certificate *CertificateAnalyze `json:"certificate,omitempty" yaml:"certificate,omitempty"`
-
-	Exclude multitype.BoolOrString `json:"exclude,omitempty" yaml:"exclude,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2/hostcollector_shared.go b/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2/hostcollector_shared.go
index 0e20ba53..65dd2aea 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2/hostcollector_shared.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2/hostcollector_shared.go
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ type HostCollect struct {
 	TCPConnect            *TCPConnect            `json:"tcpConnect,omitempty" yaml:"tcpConnect,omitempty"`
 	FilesystemPerformance *FilesystemPerformance `json:"filesystemPerformance,omitempty" yaml:"filesystemPerformance,omitempty"`
 	Certificate           *Certificate           `json:"certificate,omitempty" yaml:"certificate,omitempty"`
-	Exclude               multitype.BoolOrString `json:"exclude,omitempty" yaml:"exclude,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (c *HostCollect) GetName() string {
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_block_device.go b/pkg/collect/host_block_device.go
index b88f2044..bdf7c2db 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_block_device.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_block_device.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
 type BlockDeviceInfo struct {
@@ -28,7 +29,19 @@ type BlockDeviceInfo struct {
 const lsblkColumns = "NAME,KNAME,PKNAME,TYPE,MAJ:MIN,SIZE,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINT,SERIAL,RO,RM"
 const lsblkFormat = `NAME=%q KNAME=%q PKNAME=%q TYPE=%q MAJ:MIN="%d:%d" SIZE="%d" FSTYPE=%q MOUNTPOINT=%q SERIAL=%q RO="%d" RM="%d0"`
 
-func HostBlockDevices(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+type CollectHostBlockDevices struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.HostBlockDevices
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostBlockDevices) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "Block Devices")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostBlockDevices) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostBlockDevices) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	var devices []BlockDeviceInfo
 
 	cmd := exec.Command("lsblk", "--noheadings", "--bytes", "--pairs", "-o", lsblkColumns)
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_certificate.go b/pkg/collect/host_certificate.go
index 16ffa639..f68730c7 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_certificate.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_certificate.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
 const KeyPairMissing = "key-pair-missing"
@@ -15,10 +17,22 @@ const KeyPairMismatch = "key-pair-mismatch"
 const KeyPairInvalid = "key-pair-invalid"
 const KeyPairValid = "key-pair-valid"
 
-func HostCertificate(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+type CollectHostCertificate struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.Certificate
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostCertificate) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "Certificate Key Pair")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostCertificate) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostCertificate) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	var result = KeyPairValid
 
-	_, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(c.Collect.Certificate.CertificatePath, c.Collect.Certificate.KeyPath)
+	_, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(c.hostCollector.CertificatePath, c.hostCollector.KeyPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file") {
 			result = KeyPairMissing
@@ -29,7 +43,7 @@ func HostCertificate(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 		} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "private key does not match public key") {
 			result = KeyPairMismatch
 		} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed to parse private key") {
-			if encrypted, _ := isEncryptedKey(c.Collect.Certificate.KeyPath); encrypted {
+			if encrypted, _ := isEncryptedKey(c.hostCollector.KeyPath); encrypted {
 				result = KeyPairEncrypted
 			} else {
 				result = KeyPairInvalid
@@ -39,7 +53,7 @@ func HostCertificate(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	collectorName := c.Collect.Certificate.CollectorName
+	collectorName := c.hostCollector.CollectorName
 	if collectorName == "" {
 		collectorName = "certificate"
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_collector.go b/pkg/collect/host_collector.go
index a28fb0e8..9a44f2d4 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_collector.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_collector.go
@@ -1,60 +1,51 @@
 package collect
 
 import (
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
-type HostCollector struct {
-	Collect *troubleshootv1beta2.HostCollect
+type HostCollector interface {
+	Title() string
+	IsExcluded() (bool, error)
+	Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error)
 }
 
-type HostCollectors []*HostCollector
-
-func (c *HostCollector) RunCollectorSync() (result map[string][]byte, err error) {
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			err = errors.Errorf("recovered rom panic: %v", r)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if c.Collect.CPU != nil {
-		result, err = HostCPU(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.Memory != nil {
-		result, err = HostMemory(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.TCPLoadBalancer != nil {
-		result, err = HostTCPLoadBalancer(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.HTTPLoadBalancer != nil {
-		result, err = HostHTTPLoadBalancer(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.DiskUsage != nil {
-		result, err = HostDiskUsage(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.TCPPortStatus != nil {
-		result, err = HostTCPPortStatus(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.HTTP != nil {
-		result, err = HostHTTP(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.Time != nil {
-		result, err = HostTime(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.BlockDevices != nil {
-		result, err = HostBlockDevices(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.TCPConnect != nil {
-		result, err = HostTCPConnect(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.IPV4Interfaces != nil {
-		result, err = HostIPV4Interfaces(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance != nil {
-		result, err = HostFilesystemPerformance(c)
-	} else if c.Collect.Certificate != nil {
-		result, err = HostCertificate(c)
-	} else {
-		err = errors.New("no spec found to run")
-		return
+func GetHostCollector(collector *troubleshootv1beta2.HostCollect) (HostCollector, bool) {
+	switch {
+	case collector.CPU != nil:
+		return &CollectHostCPU{collector.CPU}, true
+	case collector.Memory != nil:
+		return &CollectHostMemory{collector.Memory}, true
+	case collector.TCPLoadBalancer != nil:
+		return &CollectHostTCPLoadBalancer{collector.TCPLoadBalancer}, true
+	case collector.HTTPLoadBalancer != nil:
+		return &CollectHostHTTPLoadBalancer{collector.HTTPLoadBalancer}, true
+	case collector.DiskUsage != nil:
+		return &CollectHostDiskUsage{collector.DiskUsage}, true
+	case collector.TCPPortStatus != nil:
+		return &CollectHostTCPPortStatus{collector.TCPPortStatus}, true
+	case collector.HTTP != nil:
+		return &CollectHostHTTP{collector.HTTP}, true
+	case collector.Time != nil:
+		return &CollectHostTime{collector.Time}, true
+	case collector.BlockDevices != nil:
+		return &CollectHostBlockDevices{collector.BlockDevices}, true
+	case collector.TCPConnect != nil:
+		return &CollectHostTCPConnect{collector.TCPConnect}, true
+	case collector.IPV4Interfaces != nil:
+		return &CollectHostIPV4Interfaces{collector.IPV4Interfaces}, true
+	case collector.FilesystemPerformance != nil:
+		return &CollectHostFilesystemPerformance{collector.FilesystemPerformance}, true
+	case collector.Certificate != nil:
+		return &CollectHostCertificate{collector.Certificate}, true
+	default:
+		return nil, false
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+}
+
+func hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(meta troubleshootv1beta2.HostCollectorMeta, defaultTitle string) string {
+	if meta.CollectorName != "" {
+		return meta.CollectorName
 	}
-
-	return
-}
-
-func (c *HostCollector) GetDisplayName() string {
-	return c.Collect.GetName()
+	return defaultTitle
 }
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_cpu.go b/pkg/collect/host_cpu.go
index 032a3ff7..064a46c5 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_cpu.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_cpu.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/cpu"
 )
 
@@ -12,7 +13,19 @@ type CPUInfo struct {
 	PhysicalCount int `json:"physicalCount"`
 }
 
-func HostCPU(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+type CollectHostCPU struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.CPU
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostCPU) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "CPU Info")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostCPU) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostCPU) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	cpuInfo := CPUInfo{}
 
 	logicalCount, err := cpu.Counts(true)
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_disk_usage.go b/pkg/collect/host_disk_usage.go
index 30162891..db8bf12c 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_disk_usage.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_disk_usage.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/disk"
 )
 
@@ -15,14 +16,26 @@ type DiskUsageInfo struct {
 	UsedBytes  uint64 `json:"used_bytes"`
 }
 
-func HostDiskUsage(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+type CollectHostDiskUsage struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.DiskUsage
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostDiskUsage) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, fmt.Sprintf("Disk Usage %s", c.hostCollector.CollectorName))
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostDiskUsage) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostDiskUsage) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	result := map[string][]byte{}
 
-	if c.Collect.DiskUsage == nil {
+	if c.hostCollector == nil {
 		return result, nil
 	}
 
-	pathExists, err := traverseFiletreeDirExists(c.Collect.DiskUsage.Path)
+	pathExists, err := traverseFiletreeDirExists(c.hostCollector.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, errors.Wrap(err, "traverse file tree")
 	}
@@ -39,7 +52,7 @@ func HostDiskUsage(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal disk space info")
 	}
-	key := HostDiskUsageKey(c.Collect.DiskUsage.CollectorName)
+	key := HostDiskUsageKey(c.hostCollector.CollectorName)
 	result[key] = b
 
 	return result, nil
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance.go b/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance.go
index 91ba5e98..b6f1b2f7 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance.go
@@ -4,12 +4,30 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
+
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 }
 
+type CollectHostFilesystemPerformance struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.FilesystemPerformance
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostFilesystemPerformance) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "Filesystem Performance")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostFilesystemPerformance) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostFilesystemPerformance) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+	return collectHostFilesystemPerformance(c.hostCollector)
+}
+
 type FSPerfResults struct {
 	Min     time.Duration
 	Max     time.Duration
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_darwin.go b/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_darwin.go
index 82b2ac22..075cd5c8 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_darwin.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package collect
 
-import "github.com/pkg/errors"
+import (
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
+)
 
-func HostFilesystemPerformance(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+func collectHostFilesystemPerformance(hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.FilesystemPerformance) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("Filesystem performance collector is only implemented for Linux")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_linux.go b/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_linux.go
index 0303fa43..eb9f4bcd 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_linux.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 )
 
@@ -33,33 +34,33 @@ func (d Durations) Swap(i, j int) {
 	d[i], d[j] = d[j], d[i]
 }
 
-func HostFilesystemPerformance(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+func collectHostFilesystemPerformance(hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.FilesystemPerformance) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	var operationSize uint64 = 1024
-	if c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.OperationSizeBytes != 0 {
-		operationSize = c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.OperationSizeBytes
+	if hostCollector.OperationSizeBytes != 0 {
+		operationSize = hostCollector.OperationSizeBytes
 	}
 
 	var fileSize uint64 = 10 * 1024 * 1024
-	if c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.FileSize != "" {
-		quantity, err := resource.ParseQuantity(c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.FileSize)
+	if hostCollector.FileSize != "" {
+		quantity, err := resource.ParseQuantity(hostCollector.FileSize)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse fileSize %q", c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.FileSize)
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse fileSize %q", hostCollector.FileSize)
 		}
 		fileSizeInt64, ok := quantity.AsInt64()
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse fileSize %q", c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.FileSize)
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse fileSize %q", hostCollector.FileSize)
 		}
 		fileSize = uint64(fileSizeInt64)
 	}
 
-	if c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.Directory == "" {
+	if hostCollector.Directory == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("Directory is required to collect filesystem performance info")
 	}
 	// TODO: clean up this directory if its created
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.Directory, 0700); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to mkdir %q", c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.Directory)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(hostCollector.Directory, 0700); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to mkdir %q", hostCollector.Directory)
 	}
-	filename := filepath.Join(c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.Directory, "fsperf")
+	filename := filepath.Join(hostCollector.Directory, "fsperf")
 
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -92,11 +93,11 @@ func HostFilesystemPerformance(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "write to %s", filename)
 		}
-		if c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.Sync {
+		if hostCollector.Sync {
 			if err := f.Sync(); err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "sync %s", filename)
 			}
-		} else if c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.Datasync {
+		} else if hostCollector.Datasync {
 			if err := syscall.Fdatasync(int(f.Fd())); err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "datasync %s", filename)
 			}
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ func HostFilesystemPerformance(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 
 	fsPerf.IOPS = int(iops)
 
-	collectorName := c.Collect.FilesystemPerformance.CollectorName
+	collectorName := hostCollector.CollectorName
 	if collectorName == "" {
 		collectorName = "filesystemPerformance"
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_windows.go b/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_windows.go
index 82b2ac22..075cd5c8 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_filesystem_performance_windows.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package collect
 
-import "github.com/pkg/errors"
+import (
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
+)
 
-func HostFilesystemPerformance(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+func collectHostFilesystemPerformance(hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.FilesystemPerformance) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("Filesystem performance collector is only implemented for Linux")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_http.go b/pkg/collect/host_http.go
index e00f8a44..9aadafae 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_http.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_http.go
@@ -5,10 +5,24 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
-func HostHTTP(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
-	httpCollector := c.Collect.HTTP
+type CollectHostHTTP struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.HostHTTP
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostHTTP) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "HTTP Request")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostHTTP) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostHTTP) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+	httpCollector := c.hostCollector
+
 	var response *http.Response
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_httploadbalancer.go b/pkg/collect/host_httploadbalancer.go
index 26b5b285..6d6d73fa 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_httploadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_httploadbalancer.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
@@ -14,18 +13,32 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/debug"
 	"github.com/segmentio/ksuid"
 )
 
-func HostHTTPLoadBalancer(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
-	listenAddress := fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", c.Collect.HTTPLoadBalancer.Port)
+type CollectHostHTTPLoadBalancer struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.HTTPLoadBalancer
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostHTTPLoadBalancer) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "HTTP Load Balancer")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostHTTPLoadBalancer) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostHTTPLoadBalancer) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+	listenAddress := fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", c.hostCollector.Port)
 
 	timeout := 60 * time.Minute
-	if c.Collect.HTTPLoadBalancer.Timeout != "" {
+	if c.hostCollector.Timeout != "" {
 		var err error
-		timeout, err = time.ParseDuration(c.Collect.HTTPLoadBalancer.Timeout)
+		timeout, err = time.ParseDuration(c.hostCollector.Timeout)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse timeout %q", c.Collect.HTTPLoadBalancer.Timeout)
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse timeout %q", c.hostCollector.Timeout)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -79,7 +92,7 @@ func HostHTTPLoadBalancer(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 				networkStatus = NetworkStatusBindPermissionDenied
 				break
 			}
-			log.Println(err.Error())
+			debug.Println(err.Error())
 			networkStatus = NetworkStatusErrorOther
 			break
 		}
@@ -87,10 +100,11 @@ func HostHTTPLoadBalancer(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 			break
 		}
 
-		networkStatus = attemptPOST(c.Collect.HTTPLoadBalancer.Address, requestToken, responseToken)
+		networkStatus = attemptPOST(c.hostCollector.Address, requestToken, responseToken)
 
 		if networkStatus == NetworkStatusErrorOther || networkStatus == NetworkStatusConnectionTimeout {
-			time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+			progressChan <- errors.Errorf("http post %s: network status %q", c.hostCollector.Address, networkStatus)
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -107,8 +121,8 @@ func HostHTTPLoadBalancer(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	name := path.Join("httpLoadBalancer", "httpLoadBalancer.json")
-	if c.Collect.HTTPLoadBalancer.CollectorName != "" {
-		name = path.Join("httpLoadBalancer", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", c.Collect.HTTPLoadBalancer.CollectorName))
+	if c.hostCollector.CollectorName != "" {
+		name = path.Join("httpLoadBalancer", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", c.hostCollector.CollectorName))
 	}
 
 	return map[string][]byte{
@@ -137,7 +151,7 @@ func attemptPOST(address string, request []byte, response []byte) NetworkStatus
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(request)
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", address, buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		debug.Println(err.Error())
 		return NetworkStatusErrorOther
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_ipv4interfaces.go b/pkg/collect/host_ipv4interfaces.go
index 4c549211..08dc705f 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_ipv4interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_ipv4interfaces.go
@@ -5,9 +5,22 @@ import (
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
-func HostIPV4Interfaces(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+type CollectHostIPV4Interfaces struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.IPV4Interfaces
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostIPV4Interfaces) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "IPv4 Interfaces")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostIPV4Interfaces) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostIPV4Interfaces) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	var ipv4Interfaces []net.Interface
 
 	interfaces, err := net.Interfaces()
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_memory.go b/pkg/collect/host_memory.go
index 7cf0194e..41ddf1a5 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_memory.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_memory.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/mem"
 )
 
@@ -11,7 +12,19 @@ type MemoryInfo struct {
 	Total uint64 `json:"total"`
 }
 
-func HostMemory(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+type CollectHostMemory struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.Memory
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostMemory) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "Amount of Memory")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostMemory) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostMemory) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	memoryInfo := MemoryInfo{}
 
 	vmstat, err := mem.VirtualMemory()
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_network.go b/pkg/collect/host_network.go
index 8abd1702..44d990fa 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_network.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_network.go
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package collect
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/debug"
 	"github.com/segmentio/ksuid"
 )
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type NetworkStatusResult struct {
 	Status NetworkStatus `json:"status"`
 }
 
-func checkTCPConnection(listenAddress string, dialAddress string, timeout time.Duration) (NetworkStatus, error) {
+func checkTCPConnection(progressChan chan<- interface{}, listenAddress string, dialAddress string, timeout time.Duration) (NetworkStatus, error) {
 	lstn, err := net.Listen("tcp", listenAddress)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "address already in use") {
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ func checkTCPConnection(listenAddress string, dialAddress string, timeout time.D
 		conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", dialAddress, 50*time.Millisecond)
 		if err != nil {
 			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "i/o timeout") {
-				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
+				progressChan <- err
+				time.Sleep(time.Second)
 				continue
 			}
 			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection refused") {
@@ -79,26 +80,27 @@ func checkTCPConnection(listenAddress string, dialAddress string, timeout time.D
 			return NetworkStatusConnected, nil
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
+		progressChan <- errors.New("failed to verify connection to server")
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	}
 }
 
 func handleTestConnection(conn net.Conn, requestToken []byte, responseToken []byte) bool {
 	defer func() {
 		if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err.Error())
+			debug.Println(err.Error())
 		}
 	}()
 
 	if err := conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(50 * time.Millisecond)); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Server failed to set read deadline: %v", err)
+		debug.Printf("Server failed to set read deadline: %v\n", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
 	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
 	_, err := conn.Read(buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Server failed to read: %v", err)
+		debug.Printf("Server failed to read: %v\n", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -107,12 +109,12 @@ func handleTestConnection(conn net.Conn, requestToken []byte, responseToken []by
 	}
 
 	if err := conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(50 * time.Millisecond)); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Server failed to set write deadline: %v", err)
+		debug.Printf("Server failed to set write deadline: %v\n", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
 	if _, err := conn.Write(responseToken); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Server failed to write: %v", err)
+		debug.Printf("Server failed to write: %v\n", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -122,12 +124,12 @@ func handleTestConnection(conn net.Conn, requestToken []byte, responseToken []by
 func verifyConnectionToServer(conn net.Conn, requestToken []byte, responseToken []byte) bool {
 	defer func() {
 		if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err.Error())
+			debug.Println(err.Error())
 		}
 	}()
 
 	if err := conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(50 * time.Millisecond)); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Client failed to set write deadline: %v", err)
+		debug.Printf("Client failed to set write deadline: %v\n", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ func verifyConnectionToServer(conn net.Conn, requestToken []byte, responseToken
 	}
 
 	if err := conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(50 * time.Millisecond)); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Client failed to set read deadline: %v", err)
+		debug.Printf("Client failed to set read deadline: %v\n", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_tcp_connect.go b/pkg/collect/host_tcp_connect.go
index 1e1ce03a..4de145bd 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_tcp_connect.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_tcp_connect.go
@@ -9,17 +9,30 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
-func HostTCPConnect(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
-	address := c.Collect.TCPConnect.Address
+type CollectHostTCPConnect struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPConnect
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTCPConnect) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "TCP Connection Attempt")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTCPConnect) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTCPConnect) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+	address := c.hostCollector.Address
 
 	timeout := 10 * time.Second
-	if c.Collect.TCPConnect.Timeout != "" {
+	if c.hostCollector.Timeout != "" {
 		var err error
-		timeout, err = time.ParseDuration(c.Collect.TCPConnect.Timeout)
+		timeout, err = time.ParseDuration(c.hostCollector.Timeout)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse timeout %q", c.Collect.TCPConnect.Timeout)
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse timeout %q", c.hostCollector.Timeout)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -32,7 +45,7 @@ func HostTCPConnect(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal result")
 	}
 
-	name := path.Join("connect", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", c.Collect.TCPConnect.CollectorName))
+	name := path.Join("connect", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", c.hostCollector.CollectorName))
 
 	return map[string][]byte{
 		name: b,
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_tcploadbalancer.go b/pkg/collect/host_tcploadbalancer.go
index 978c18d0..29467629 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_tcploadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_tcploadbalancer.go
@@ -7,22 +7,35 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
-func HostTCPLoadBalancer(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
-	listenAddress := fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", c.Collect.TCPLoadBalancer.Port)
-	dialAddress := c.Collect.TCPLoadBalancer.Address
+type CollectHostTCPLoadBalancer struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPLoadBalancer
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTCPLoadBalancer) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "TCP Load Balancer")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTCPLoadBalancer) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTCPLoadBalancer) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+	listenAddress := fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", c.hostCollector.Port)
+	dialAddress := c.hostCollector.Address
 
 	timeout := 60 * time.Minute
-	if c.Collect.TCPLoadBalancer.Timeout != "" {
+	if c.hostCollector.Timeout != "" {
 		var err error
-		timeout, err = time.ParseDuration(c.Collect.TCPLoadBalancer.Timeout)
+		timeout, err = time.ParseDuration(c.hostCollector.Timeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse durection")
 		}
 	}
 
-	networkStatus, err := checkTCPConnection(listenAddress, dialAddress, timeout)
+	networkStatus, err := checkTCPConnection(progressChan, listenAddress, dialAddress, timeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -37,8 +50,8 @@ func HostTCPLoadBalancer(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	name := path.Join("tcpLoadBalancer", "tcpLoadBalancer.json")
-	if c.Collect.TCPLoadBalancer.CollectorName != "" {
-		name = path.Join("tcpLoadBalancer", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", c.Collect.TCPLoadBalancer.CollectorName))
+	if c.hostCollector.CollectorName != "" {
+		name = path.Join("tcpLoadBalancer", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", c.hostCollector.CollectorName))
 	}
 
 	return map[string][]byte{
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_tcpportstatus.go b/pkg/collect/host_tcpportstatus.go
index e06bb3b7..8067a5bf 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_tcpportstatus.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_tcpportstatus.go
@@ -8,22 +8,35 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
-func HostTCPPortStatus(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
-	dialAddress := ""
-	listenAddress := fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.Port)
+type CollectHostTCPPortStatus struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.TCPPortStatus
+}
 
-	if c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.Interface != "" {
-		iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.Interface)
+func (c *CollectHostTCPPortStatus) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "TCP Port Status")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTCPPortStatus) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTCPPortStatus) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+	dialAddress := ""
+	listenAddress := fmt.Sprintf("0.0.0.0:%d", c.hostCollector.Port)
+
+	if c.hostCollector.Interface != "" {
+		iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(c.hostCollector.Interface)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "lookup interface %s", c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.Interface)
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "lookup interface %s", c.hostCollector.Interface)
 		}
 		ip, err := getIPv4FromInterface(iface)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "get ipv4 address for interface %s", c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.Interface)
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "get ipv4 address for interface %s", c.hostCollector.Interface)
 		}
-		listenAddress = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.Port)
+		listenAddress = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, c.hostCollector.Port)
 		dialAddress = listenAddress
 	}
 
@@ -32,10 +45,10 @@ func HostTCPPortStatus(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		dialAddress = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.Port)
+		dialAddress = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, c.hostCollector.Port)
 	}
 
-	networkStatus, err := checkTCPConnection(listenAddress, dialAddress, 10*time.Second)
+	networkStatus, err := checkTCPConnection(progressChan, listenAddress, dialAddress, 10*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -49,8 +62,8 @@ func HostTCPPortStatus(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	name := path.Join("tcpPortStatus", "tcpPortStatus.json")
-	if c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.CollectorName != "" {
-		name = path.Join("tcpPortStatus", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", c.Collect.TCPPortStatus.CollectorName))
+	if c.hostCollector.CollectorName != "" {
+		name = path.Join("tcpPortStatus", fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", c.hostCollector.CollectorName))
 	}
 	return map[string][]byte{
 		name: b,
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_time.go b/pkg/collect/host_time.go
index 96546c3c..e75cf3e2 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_time.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_time.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/godbus/dbus"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 )
 
 type NTPStatus string
@@ -18,7 +19,19 @@ type TimeInfo struct {
 	NTPActive       bool   `json:"ntp_active"`
 }
 
-func HostTime(c *HostCollector) (map[string][]byte, error) {
+type CollectHostTime struct {
+	hostCollector *troubleshootv1beta2.HostTime
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTime) Title() string {
+	return hostCollectorTitleOrDefault(c.hostCollector.HostCollectorMeta, "TCP Port Status")
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTime) IsExcluded() (bool, error) {
+	return isExcluded(c.hostCollector.Exclude)
+}
+
+func (c *CollectHostTime) Collect(progressChan chan<- interface{}) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	timeInfo := TimeInfo{}
 
 	conn, err := dbus.SystemBus()
diff --git a/pkg/debug/log.go b/pkg/debug/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e1087e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/debug/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+var logger = log.New(os.Stderr, "[debug]", log.Lshortfile)
+
+func Print(v ...interface{}) {
+	if viper.GetBool("debug") {
+		log.Print(v...)
+	}
+}
+
+func Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	if viper.GetBool("debug") {
+		log.Printf(format, v...)
+	}
+}
+
+func Println(v ...interface{}) {
+	if viper.GetBool("debug") {
+		log.Println(v...)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/analyze.go b/pkg/preflight/analyze.go
index c0d3dbae..877d9a64 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/analyze.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/analyze.go
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ package preflight
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	analyze "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/analyze"
 	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
-	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/multitype"
 )
 
 // Analyze runs the analyze phase of preflight checks
@@ -67,40 +64,8 @@ func doAnalyze(allCollectedData map[string][]byte, analyzers []*troubleshootv1be
 	}
 
 	for _, hostAnalyzer := range hostAnalyzers {
-		if excluded, _ := isExcluded(hostAnalyzer.Exclude); excluded {
-			continue
-		}
-		analyzeResult, err := analyze.HostAnalyze(hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents, getChildCollectedFileContents)
-		if err != nil {
-			analyzeResult = []*analyze.AnalyzeResult{
-				{
-					IsFail:  true,
-					Title:   "Analyzer Failed",
-					Message: err.Error(),
-				},
-			}
-		}
-
-		if analyzeResult != nil {
-			analyzeResults = append(analyzeResults, analyzeResult...)
-		}
+		analyzeResult := analyze.HostAnalyze(hostAnalyzer, getCollectedFileContents, getChildCollectedFileContents)
+		analyzeResults = append(analyzeResults, analyzeResult...)
 	}
 	return analyzeResults
 }
-
-func isExcluded(excludeVal multitype.BoolOrString) (bool, error) {
-	if excludeVal.Type == multitype.Bool {
-		return excludeVal.BoolVal, nil
-	}
-
-	if excludeVal.StrVal == "" {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	parsed, err := strconv.ParseBool(excludeVal.StrVal)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse bool string")
-	}
-
-	return parsed, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/collect.go b/pkg/preflight/collect.go
index 5d7900cf..b2e5b937 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/collect.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/collect.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (cr ClusterCollectResult) IsRBACAllowed() bool {
 
 type HostCollectResult struct {
 	AllCollectedData map[string][]byte
-	Collectors       collect.HostCollectors
+	Collectors       []collect.HostCollector
 	Spec             *troubleshootv1beta2.HostPreflight
 }
 
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ func CollectHost(opts CollectOpts, p *troubleshootv1beta2.HostPreflight) (Collec
 
 	allCollectedData := make(map[string][]byte)
 
-	var collectors collect.HostCollectors
+	var collectors []collect.HostCollector
 	for _, desiredCollector := range collectSpecs {
-		collector := collect.HostCollector{
-			Collect: desiredCollector,
+		collector, ok := collect.GetHostCollector(desiredCollector)
+		if ok {
+			collectors = append(collectors, collector)
 		}
-		collectors = append(collectors, &collector)
 	}
 
 	collectResult := HostCollectResult{
@@ -67,12 +67,15 @@ func CollectHost(opts CollectOpts, p *troubleshootv1beta2.HostPreflight) (Collec
 	}
 
 	for _, collector := range collectors {
-		if excluded, _ := isExcluded(collector.Collect.Exclude); excluded {
+		isExcluded, _ := collector.IsExcluded()
+		if isExcluded {
 			continue
 		}
-		result, err := collector.RunCollectorSync()
+
+		opts.ProgressChan <- fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Running collector...", collector.Title())
+		result, err := collector.Collect(opts.ProgressChan)
 		if err != nil {
-			opts.ProgressChan <- errors.Errorf("failed to run collector: %s: %v\n", collector.GetDisplayName(), err)
+			opts.ProgressChan <- errors.Errorf("failed to run collector: %s: %v", collector.Title(), err)
 			continue
 		}