diff --git a/mininet/mininet.py b/mininet/mininet.py
index 36a48bfb52bac59e45458d959b6a39f8727cec36..89582447afeba080ec3ccb1ce5e2e43e9d94f0b9 100755
--- a/mininet/mininet.py
+++ b/mininet/mininet.py
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ def iperf( self, args ):
    # Interpreter
    def run( self ):
       "Read and execute commands."
-      lg.info("*** cli: starting")
+      lg.info("*** cli: starting\n")
       while True:
          lg.info("mininet> ")
          input = sys.stdin.readline()
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ def run( self ):
          elif first == '?': self.help( rest )
          else:
             lg.error("cli: unknown node or command: < %s >\n" % first)
-      lg.info("*** cli: exiting")
+      lg.info("*** cli: exiting\n")
    
 def fixLimits():
    "Fix ridiculously small resource limits."