diff --git a/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c b/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
index a19a6a41d..788be097f 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ new_operation (FlatpakTransaction          *transaction,
       redraw (self);
     }
   else
-    g_print ("\r%-*s", self->table_width, text);
+    g_print ("\n%-*s", self->table_width, text);
 
   g_free (self->progress_msg);
   self->progress_msg = g_steal_pointer (&text);
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ operation_error (FlatpakTransaction            *transaction,
           redraw (self);
         }
       else
-        g_print ("\r%-*s\n", self->table_width, msg); /* override progress, and go to next line */
+        g_print ("\n%-*s\n", self->table_width, msg); /* override progress, and go to next line */
 
       return TRUE;
     }
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ operation_error (FlatpakTransaction            *transaction,
       redraw (self);
     }
   else
-    g_printerr ("\r%-*s\n", self->table_width, text);
+    g_printerr ("\n%-*s\n", self->table_width, text);
 
   if (!non_fatal && self->stop_on_first_error)
     return FALSE;
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ message_handler (const gchar   *log_domain,
       redraw (self);
     }
   else
-    g_print ("\r%-*s\n", self->table_width, text);
+    g_print ("\n%-*s\n", self->table_width, text);
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ flatpak_cli_transaction_run (FlatpakTransaction *transaction,
           redraw (self);
         }
       else
-        g_print ("\r%-*s", self->table_width, text);
+        g_print ("\n%-*s", self->table_width, text);
 
       g_print ("\n");
     }