diff --git a/share/cht.sh.txt b/share/cht.sh.txt
index bebc1af..f9ab95c 100755
--- a/share/cht.sh.txt
+++ b/share/cht.sh.txt
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ cmd_stealth() {
       past=$current
       current_text="$(echo $current | tr -c '[a-zA-Z0-9]' ' ')"
       if [ "$(echo "$current_text" | wc -w)" -gt "$STEALTH_MAX_SELECTION_LENGTH" ]; then
-        echo "\033[0;31mstealth:\033[0m selection length is longer than $STEALTH_MAX_SELECTION_LENGTH words; ignoring"
+        printf "\033[0;31mstealth:\033[0m selection length is longer than $STEALTH_MAX_SELECTION_LENGTH words; ignoring\n"
         continue
       else
         printf "\n\033[0;31mstealth: \033[7m $current_text\033[0m\n"
diff --git a/tests/results/8 b/tests/results/8
index bebc1af..f9ab95c 100644
--- a/tests/results/8
+++ b/tests/results/8
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ cmd_stealth() {
       past=$current
       current_text="$(echo $current | tr -c '[a-zA-Z0-9]' ' ')"
       if [ "$(echo "$current_text" | wc -w)" -gt "$STEALTH_MAX_SELECTION_LENGTH" ]; then
-        echo "\033[0;31mstealth:\033[0m selection length is longer than $STEALTH_MAX_SELECTION_LENGTH words; ignoring"
+        printf "\033[0;31mstealth:\033[0m selection length is longer than $STEALTH_MAX_SELECTION_LENGTH words; ignoring\n"
         continue
       else
         printf "\n\033[0;31mstealth: \033[7m $current_text\033[0m\n"