diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils.py b/lib/ansible/utils.py
index 1a39e9d7f5a..0b7b9b2d3b1 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils.py
@@ -80,12 +80,13 @@ def command_generic_msg(hostname, result, oneline, caption):
             buf += stderr
         if msg:
             buf += msg
+        buf += "\n"
         return buf
     else:
         if stderr:
-            return "%s | %s | rc=%s | (stdout) %s (stderr) %s" % (hostname, caption, rc, stdout, stderr)
+            return "%s | %s | rc=%s | (stdout) %s (stderr) %s\n" % (hostname, caption, rc, stdout, stderr)
         else:
-            return "%s | %s | rc=%s | (stdout) %s" % (hostname, caption, rc, stdout)
+            return "%s | %s | rc=%s | (stdout) %s\n" % (hostname, caption, rc, stdout)
 
 def command_success_msg(hostname, result, oneline):
     ''' output from a successful command run '''