diff --git a/core/autoload/packages.el b/core/autoload/packages.el
index 2db919e74..53c47a7d3 100644
--- a/core/autoload/packages.el
+++ b/core/autoload/packages.el
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ appropriate."
                ('error
                 (message! (red "Error (%s): %s" (car pkg) ex)))))
 
-           (message! (bold (green "\n---\nFinished!")))
+           (message! (bold (green "Finished!")))
            (doom/reload)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ appropriate."
                ('error
                 (message! (bold (red "Error installing %s: %s" (car pkg) ex))))))
 
-           (message! (bold (green "\n---\nFinished!")))
+           (message! (bold (green "Finished!")))
            (doom/reload)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ appropriate."
                ('error
                 (message! (red "Error deleting %s: %s" pkg ex)))))
 
-           (message! (bold (green "\n---\nFinished!")))
+           (message! (bold (green "Finished!")))
            (doom/reload)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index a645e316d..a62da2156 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ If ONLY-RECOMPILE-P is non-nil, only recompile out-of-date files."
     (message!
      (bold
       (color (if (zerop total-fail) 'green 'red)
-             "\n---\n%s %s file(s) %s"
+             "%s %s file(s) %s"
              (if only-recompile-p "Recompiled" "Compiled")
              (format (if el-files "%d/%d" "%d")
                      total-success