diff --git a/restore-mysql-daily b/restore-mysql-daily
index f4444c6..d434f0b 100644
--- a/restore-mysql-daily
+++ b/restore-mysql-daily
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ if [[ $MASTER_HOST && $MASTER_USER && $MASTER_PASSWORD ]]; then
     echo -e "\napplying configuration for replication\n\thost: $MASTER_HOST\n\tuser: $MASTER_USER"
     $CMD mysql -e "CHANGE MASTER TO master_host='$MASTER_HOST',master_user='$MASTER_USER',master_password='$MASTER_PASSWORD';"
 else
-    echo "\nreplication credentials not configured"
+    echo -e "\nreplication credentials not configured"
 fi
 
 if [[ $SETPOSSTMT ]]; then
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@ if [[ $NOPROMPT == false ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ $DONOTSTART != true ]]; then
-    echo -e "restarting replication"
+    echo -e "\nrestarting replication"
     $CMD mysql -e "START SLAVE"
 fi
 
 END=$(date +%s)
 EXCTIME=$(expr $END - $START)
-printf 'total runtime: %02dh:%02dm:%02ds\n' $((EXCTIME/3600)) $((EXCTIME%3600/60)) $((EXCTIME%60))
-echo "--END: $(date +%F\ %T)\n\n"
+printf '\ntotal runtime: %02dh:%02dm:%02ds\n' $((EXCTIME/3600)) $((EXCTIME%3600/60)) $((EXCTIME%60))
+echo "\n--END: $(date +%F\ %T)\n\n"