diff --git a/src/commands/CmdAnnotate.cpp b/src/commands/CmdAnnotate.cpp
index 7069e18c3..3d2f4dddc 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdAnnotate.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdAnnotate.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ int CmdAnnotate::execute (std::string& output)
       std::cout << STRING_CMD_ANNO_NO << "\n";
       rc  = 1;
     }
+    if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+      std::cout << "\n";
   }
 
   // Now list the project changes.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdAppend.cpp b/src/commands/CmdAppend.cpp
index 25d52ff31..a44a10242 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdAppend.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdAppend.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ int CmdAppend::execute (std::string& output)
       std::cout << STRING_CMD_APPEND_NO << "\n";
       rc  = 1;
     }
+    if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+      std::cout << "\n";
   }
 
   // Now list the project changes.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
index 1804608a1..aa2f1fde1 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ int CmdDelete::execute (std::string& output)
         std::cout << STRING_CMD_DELETE_NO << "\n";
         rc  = 1;
       }
+      if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+        std::cout << "\n";
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDenotate.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDenotate.cpp
index fea2a36a6..d1f55c896 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDenotate.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDenotate.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ int CmdDenotate::execute (std::string& output)
         if (context.verbose ("project"))
           projectChanges[task->get ("project")] = onProjectChange (*task, false);
       }
+      if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+        std::cout << "\n";
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDone.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDone.cpp
index f7fa4d9c2..ab90a5528 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDone.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDone.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ int CmdDone::execute (std::string& output)
                 << "\n";
       rc = 1;
     }
+    if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+      std::cout << "\n";
   }
 
   // Now list the project changes.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDuplicate.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDuplicate.cpp
index baba55060..b7d074d34 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDuplicate.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDuplicate.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ int CmdDuplicate::execute (std::string& output)
       std::cout << STRING_CMD_DUPLICATE_NO << "\n";
       rc  = 1;
     }
+    if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+      std::cout << "\n";
   }
 
   // Now list the project changes.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdModify.cpp b/src/commands/CmdModify.cpp
index 3fc87996e..04c53cb2f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdModify.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdModify.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ int CmdModify::execute (std::string& output)
         std::cout << STRING_CMD_MODIFY_NO << "\n";
         rc  = 1;
       }
+      if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+        std::cout << "\n";
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdPrepend.cpp b/src/commands/CmdPrepend.cpp
index 6fbafdd95..55af6438a 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdPrepend.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdPrepend.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ int CmdPrepend::execute (std::string& output)
       std::cout << STRING_CMD_PREPEND_NO << "\n";
       rc  = 1;
     }
+    if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+      std::cout << "\n";
   }
 
   // Now list the project changes.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdStart.cpp b/src/commands/CmdStart.cpp
index 6c73e22ca..f3f7f98f2 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdStart.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdStart.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ int CmdStart::execute (std::string& output)
         std::cout << STRING_CMD_START_NO << "\n";
         rc  = 1;
       }
+      if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+        std::cout << "\n";
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdStop.cpp b/src/commands/CmdStop.cpp
index 16409e7e5..bf669e3ea 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdStop.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdStop.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ int CmdStop::execute (std::string& output)
                 << "\n";
       rc = 1;
     }
+    if (context.verbose ("blank"))
+      std::cout << "\n";
   }
 
   // Now list the project changes.
diff --git a/src/commands/Command.cpp b/src/commands/Command.cpp
index 00f2b7c0a..7e88ba3df 100644
--- a/src/commands/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/Command.cpp
@@ -721,7 +721,6 @@ bool Command::permission (
      return true;
 
   int answer = confirm4 (question);
-  std::cout << "\n";       // #499
   switch (answer)
   {
   case 1:                           return true;     // yes