diff --git a/tooling/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/spek/tooling/adapter/sm/ServiceMessageAdapter.kt b/tooling/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/spek/tooling/adapter/sm/ServiceMessageAdapter.kt
index b72f727..934deaf 100644
--- a/tooling/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/spek/tooling/adapter/sm/ServiceMessageAdapter.kt
+++ b/tooling/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/spek/tooling/adapter/sm/ServiceMessageAdapter.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ private fun String.toTcSafeString(): String {
 }
 
 private fun out(event: String) {
+    /* ensure ##teamcity has it's own line*/
+    println()
     println("##teamcity[$event]")
 }