diff --git a/tools/zim_install b/tools/zim_install
index 5fb5268..5979dce 100644
--- a/tools/zim_install
+++ b/tools/zim_install
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mkdir -p ${ZIM_HOME}/modules
 for zmodule in ${zmodules}; do
   dir=$ZIM_HOME/modules/${${${zmodule%/}%.git}##*/}
   if [ -d ${dir} ]; then
-    print "${zmodule} is already installed"
+    print "\n${zmodule} module is already installed"
   else
     arr=("${(@s|/|)${zmodule%/}}")
     if [ ${#arr} = 1 ]; then
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ for zmodule in ${zmodules}; do
     else
       repo=${zmodule}
     fi
+    print "\nInstalling ${zmodule} module"
     GIT_ASKPASS=/bin/echo git clone --recursive ${repo} ${dir} 2> /dev/null \
-      && print "${zmodule} got installed" || print "${repo} could not be installed"
+      || print "${repo} module could not be installed"
   fi
 done
+print
diff --git a/tools/zim_update b/tools/zim_update
index 5f064d6..2ce68b4 100644
--- a/tools/zim_update
+++ b/tools/zim_update
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # zim_update - update the zim repository
 #
 
+echo "\nUpdating Zim"
 cd ${ZIM_HOME}
 
 # this is the cleanest way I know how to update a repository
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ for zmodule in ${zmodules}; do
   dir=${${${zmodule%/}%.git}##*/}
   if [ -d ${ZIM_HOME}/modules/${dir} ]; then
 
-    echo "\nUpdating ${zmodule} module."
+    print "\nUpdating ${zmodule} module"
     cd ${ZIM_HOME}/modules/${dir}
 
     # update the modules repository
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ for zmodule in ${zmodules}; do
     git submodule update --init --recursive
 
   else
-      print "No such module \"${zmodule}\", run \"zmanage install\" to install missing modules" >&2
+      print "\nNo such module \"${zmodule}\", run \"zmanage install\" to install missing modules" >&2
   fi
 done
+print