diff --git a/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c b/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
index cba5d7abdcf9edb590e7eeb7be69e82c50a31f9e..8920ddd3ae1633ffd2d487ecaab2540f2029e1e9 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/sbbscon.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	sprintf(str,"Loading configuration files from %s", scfg.ctrl_dir);
 	bbs_lputs(str);
 	if(!load_cfg(&scfg, NULL /* text.dat */, TRUE /* prep */, error)) {
-		fprintf(stderr,"\n!ERROR Loading Configuration Files: %s", error);
+		fprintf(stderr,"\n!ERROR Loading Configuration Files: %s\n", error);
         return(-1);
     }