diff --git a/src/vty/vty.c b/src/vty/vty.c
index 86131ec..28c2266 100644
--- a/src/vty/vty.c
+++ b/src/vty/vty.c
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@
 	if (host.app_info->name)
 		app_name = host.app_info->name;
 
-	vty_out(vty, "Welcome to the %s control interface%s",
-		app_name, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "Welcome to the %s control interface%s%s",
+		app_name, VTY_NEWLINE, VTY_NEWLINE);
 
 	if (host.app_info->copyright)
 		vty_out(vty, host.app_info->copyright);