diff --git a/src/sbbs3/install/sbbsinst.c b/src/sbbs3/install/sbbsinst.c
index d706512819c4d6b26c7d6f6ab4072c7fb9e79ead..f26752762d4ccc1bdacdb435964bd02c741b45e1 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/install/sbbsinst.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/install/sbbsinst.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int filereadline(int sock, char *buf, size_t length, char *error)
 void bail(int code)
 {
     if(code) {
-        puts("\nHit a key...");
+        cputs("\nHit a key...");
         getch(); 
 	}
     uifc.bail();