diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/Client.java b/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/Client.java
index 1e31c11210..c0a5c377a3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/Client.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/Client.java
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ private static Properties parseArguments(String[] args) {
     for (String arg : args) {
       System.err.print(" " + arg);
     }
+    System.err.println();
 
     Properties fileprops = new Properties();
     int argindex = 0;