diff --git a/expect/handle-arguments.inc b/expect/handle-arguments.inc
index 1fe03d5..83d067f 100644
--- a/expect/handle-arguments.inc
+++ b/expect/handle-arguments.inc
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 }
 
 trap {
-    puts "<<test not yet complete, ignoring SIGINT>>"
+    message "test not yet complete, ignoring SIGINT"
 } SIGINT
 
 expect_after {
     eof {
-        puts "<<stream closed prematurely, exiting>>"
+        message "stream closed prematurely, exiting"
         exit -1
     }