diff --git a/src/Permission.cpp b/src/Permission.cpp
index f9e399911..1c77a910a 100644
--- a/src/Permission.cpp
+++ b/src/Permission.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ bool Permission::confirmed (const Task& task, const std::string& question)
   std::cout << std::endl;  // Flush.
 
   int answer = confirm4 (question);
+  std::cout << "\n";       // #499
+
   if (answer == 2)
     allConfirmed = true;
 
diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index 996cc0bd2..48ce4262c 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -1592,8 +1592,6 @@ int handleDone (std::string &outs)
           << " as done.\n";
 
     outs = out.str ();
-    if (count > context.config.getInteger ("bulk"))
-      outs = "\n" + outs;
     context.hooks.trigger ("post-done-command");
   }