diff --git a/play6 b/play6
index 6895b28..e4ee2c7 100755
--- a/play6
+++ b/play6
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ tell_l() { _tell_w_f() { for arg; do _name="$(inarg "$arg" list_get 3; echo :)"
 
 . "$2" || exit
 if test -z "$list"; then
-	printf 'fatal: bad playlist' >&2
+	printf 'fatal: bad playlist\n' >&2
 	exit 1
 fi