diff --git a/src/main/bash/sdkman-utils.sh b/src/main/bash/sdkman-utils.sh
index 74ce2d04..d050c457 100644
--- a/src/main/bash/sdkman-utils.sh
+++ b/src/main/bash/sdkman-utils.sh
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ function __sdkman_echo_confirm {
 	if [[ "$sdkman_colour_enable" == 'false' ]]; then
 		echo -n "$1"
 	else
-		echo -n "\033[1;33m$1\033[0m"
+		echo -e -n "\033[1;33m$1\033[0m"
 	fi
 }