diff --git a/tests/install_test b/tests/install_test
index d0fb7c8..1c8a326 100755
--- a/tests/install_test
+++ b/tests/install_test
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@
 # Authors:
 #   Martin Preisler <mpreisle@redhat.com>
 
-echo -n -e "Running install test\t\t...\t"
+echo "Running install tests..."
+echo
 
 PARENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 EXIT_CODE=0
 
+test="setup.py --dry-run"
+printf "%-60s %s ... " "$test"
+
 pushd $PARENT_DIR/.. > /dev/null
 output=`$PYTHON setup.py --dry-run install 2>&1`
 if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then
diff --git a/tests/integration/make_check b/tests/integration/make_check
index 90a4d01..c55ffca 100755
--- a/tests/integration/make_check
+++ b/tests/integration/make_check
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUNWRAPPER_NO_FORK=1 source ../../runwrapper.sh
 EXIT_CODE=0
 for file in test_*.sh
 do
-    echo -n -e "$file\t\t...\t"
+    printf "%-60s %s ... " "$file"
     output=`./$file 2>&1`
     if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then
         echo "[ pass ]"
diff --git a/tests/unit/make_check b/tests/unit/make_check
index 20639be..47d54fd 100755
--- a/tests/unit/make_check
+++ b/tests/unit/make_check
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ RUNWRAPPER_NO_FORK=1 source ../../runwrapper.sh
 EXIT_CODE=0
 for file in test_*.py
 do
-    echo -n -e "$file\t\t...\t"
+    printf "%-60s %s ... " "$file"
     output=`$PYTHON ./$file 2>&1`
     if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then
         echo "[ pass ]"