diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c
index ca44bb3..f9c8a05 100644
--- a/src/socket.c
+++ b/src/socket.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ socket_connect( conn_t *sock, void (*cb)( int ok, void *aux ) )
 			error( "IMAP error: Cannot resolve server '%s'\n", conf->host );
 			goto bail;
 		}
-		info( "ok\n" );
+		info( "\vok\n" );
 
 		addr.sin_addr.s_addr = *((int *)he->h_addr_list[0]);
 
@@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ socket_connect( conn_t *sock, void (*cb)( int ok, void *aux ) )
 			}
 			conf_fd( s, 0, POLLOUT );
 			sock->state = SCK_CONNECTING;
-			info( "\n" );
+			info( "\v\n" );
 			return;
 		}
 
 	}
-	info( "ok\n" );
+	info( "\vok\n" );
 	socket_connected2( sock );
 	return;
 
diff --git a/src/sync.c b/src/sync.c
index d8c9af8..f951a7c 100644
--- a/src/sync.c
+++ b/src/sync.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ stats( sync_vars_t *svars )
 			if (l > cols)
 				buf[t][cols - 1] = '~';
 		}
-		infon( "\rM: %.*s  S: %.*s", cols, buf[0], cols, buf[1] );
+		infon( "\v\rM: %.*s  S: %.*s", cols, buf[0], cols, buf[1] );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 83b7a76..d3f1638 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ flushn( void )
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+printn( const char *msg, va_list va )
+{
+	if (*msg == '\v')
+		msg++;
+	else
+		flushn();
+	vprintf( msg, va );
+	fflush( stdout );
+}
+
 void
 debug( const char *msg, ... )
 {
@@ -78,9 +89,8 @@ info( const char *msg, ... )
 
 	if (!(DFlags & QUIET)) {
 		va_start( va, msg );
-		vprintf( msg, va );
+		printn( msg, va );
 		va_end( va );
-		fflush( stdout );
 		need_nl = 0;
 	}
 }
@@ -92,9 +102,8 @@ infon( const char *msg, ... )
 
 	if (!(DFlags & QUIET)) {
 		va_start( va, msg );
-		vprintf( msg, va );
+		printn( msg, va );
 		va_end( va );
-		fflush( stdout );
 		need_nl = 1;
 	}
 }