diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/vault.py b/lib/ansible/cli/vault.py
index 086579c3337..e9eee78121c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/vault.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/vault.py
@@ -102,17 +102,25 @@ class VaultCLI(CLI):
 
     def execute_encrypt(self):
 
+        if len(self.args) == 0 and sys.stdin.isatty():
+            self.display.display("Reading plaintext input from stdin", stderr=True)
+
         for f in self.args or ['-']:
             self.editor.encrypt_file(f, output_file=self.options.output_file)
 
-        self.display.display("Encryption successful", stderr=True)
+        if sys.stdout.isatty():
+            self.display.display("Encryption successful", stderr=True)
 
     def execute_decrypt(self):
 
+        if len(self.args) == 0 and sys.stdin.isatty():
+            self.display.display("Reading ciphertext input from stdin", stderr=True)
+
         for f in self.args or ['-']:
             self.editor.decrypt_file(f, output_file=self.options.output_file)
 
-        self.display.display("Decryption successful", stderr=True)
+        if sys.stdout.isatty():
+            self.display.display("Decryption successful", stderr=True)
 
     def execute_create(self):
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
index e7c60611e8f..7746a2de29c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
@@ -329,25 +329,24 @@ class VaultEditor:
     def read_data(self, filename):
         try:
             if filename == '-':
-                f = sys.stdin
+                data = sys.stdin.read()
             else:
-                f = open(filename, "rb")
-            data = f.read()
-            f.close()
+                with open(filename, "rb") as fh:
+                    data = fh.read()
         except Exception as e:
             raise AnsibleError(str(e))
 
         return data
 
     def write_data(self, data, filename):
+        bytes = to_bytes(data, errors='strict')
         if filename == '-':
-            f = sys.stdout
+            sys.stdout.write(bytes)
         else:
             if os.path.isfile(filename):
                 os.remove(filename)
-            f = open(filename, "wb")
-        f.write(to_bytes(data, errors='strict'))
-        f.close()
+            with open(filename, "wb") as fh:
+                fh.write(bytes)
 
     def shuffle_files(self, src, dest):
         # overwrite dest with src