diff --git a/releng/run_all_auto b/releng/run_all_auto
index d696dabf..4ca70b03 100755
--- a/releng/run_all_auto
+++ b/releng/run_all_auto
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fi
     echo "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" >> ${CLOG}
  fi
  DSTART=`date -u`
- echo -n "${SELF}: Started at ${DSTART}" | tee -a ${CLOG}
+ echo "${SELF}: Started at ${DSTART}" | tee -a ${CLOG}
  E1=`date '+%s'`
  exit_value=0
  # require ^auto_, avoid running (your)self explicitly
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ fi
     let TS="${T2} - ${T1}"
     case ${RET} in
          0)
-           printf "done in ${TS} sec. ok."
+           echo "done in ${TS} sec. ok."
            ;;
          *)
            exit_value=2
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ fi
            which tput >/dev/null 2>&1 && tput smso
            printf "FAIL -> EXIT CODE $RET"
            which tput >/dev/null 2>&1 && tput rmso
+           echo
            ;;
     esac
     set -e