diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index 1632b1bd..11914ebe 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -351,7 +351,18 @@ msg_info() {
 msg_ok() {
   stop_spinner
   local msg="$1"
-  echo -e "${BFR:-} ${CM:-✔️} ${GN}${msg}${CL}"
+  if [[ "${VERBOSE:-no}" != "no" || "${var_os:-}" == "alpine" || ! -t 2 ]]; then
+    local CHECK="${TAB}✔️${TAB}"
+    local PREV="${SPINNER_MSG:-}"
+
+    if [[ -n "$PREV" && "$msg" == "$PREV" ]]; then
+      printf "\r\e[2K%s %b\n" "$CHECK" "${GN}${msg}${CL}" >&2
+    else
+      printf "%s %b\n" "$CHECK" "${GN}${msg}${CL}" >&2
+    fi
+  else
+    echo -e "${BFR:-} ${CM:-✔️} ${GN}${msg}${CL}"
+  fi
 }
 
 msg_error() {