diff --git a/krebs/v2/default.nix b/krebs/v2/default.nix
index ac1c13e72..cba7a75ff 100644
--- a/krebs/v2/default.nix
+++ b/krebs/v2/default.nix
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ let
     set -eu
 
     verbose() {
-      printf '+' >&2
-      printf ' %q' "$@" >&2
-      printf '\n'
+      printf '+%s\n' "$(printf ' %q' "$@")" >&2
       "$@"
     }
 
@@ -86,9 +84,8 @@ let
     set -efu
 
     verbose() {
-      printf '+' >&2
-      printf ' %q' "$@" >&2
-      printf '\n'
+      printf '+%s\n' "$(printf ' %q' "$@")" >&2
+      "$@"
     }
 
     fetch_git() {(