diff --git a/cli/cmd/identity.go b/cli/cmd/identity.go
index 62e4c88eadd51..cab3ec9c843ba 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/identity.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/identity.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func getContainerCertificate(k8sAPI *k8s.KubernetesAPI, pod corev1.Pod, containe
 
 	defer portForward.Stop()
 	if err = portForward.Init(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error running port-forward: %s", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error running port-forward: %s\n", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/metrics.go b/pkg/k8s/metrics.go
index 15edfcc3cbfee..f21d07557475a 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/metrics.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func GetContainerMetrics(
 
 	defer portForward.Stop()
 	if err = portForward.Init(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error running port-forward: %s", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error running port-forward: %s\n", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}