diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index a58c0d22..2c5410ae 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ msg_info() {
   if [[ "${VERBOSE:-no}" == "no" && -t 2 ]]; then
     start_spinner "$msg"
   else
-    printf "\r\e[2K%s %b" "⏳" "${YW}${msg}${CL}" >&2
+    printf "\r\e[2K%s %b"${TAB}"" "⏳" "${YW}${msg}${CL}" >&2
   fi
 }