diff --git a/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c b/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
index 59013cb6ff..3b58d32d0a 100644
--- a/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
+++ b/tools/shell/src/shellEngine.c
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ bool community = shellGetGrantInfo(buf);
 #endif
 // printf version
 if(!community) {
-  printf("%s", buf);
+  printf("%s\n", buf);
 }
 
 #ifdef WEBSOCKET