diff --git a/src/logs-show.c b/src/logs-show.c
index 2fe205fea6a..8d728a66de1 100644
--- a/src/logs-show.c
+++ b/src/logs-show.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int output_short(sd_journal *j, unsigned line, bool show_all, bool monoto
                 if (!e)
                         printf(": %.*s\n", (int) message_len, message);
                 else
-                        printf(": %s", e);
+                        printf(": %s\n", e);
 
                 free(e);
         } else