diff --git a/src/etc/inc/services.inc b/src/etc/inc/services.inc
index 516808e5b..6f5e6d901 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/services.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/services.inc
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function service_control_start($name, $extras)
         return sprintf(gettext("Could not start service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
     }
 
-    return sprintf(gettext('%s has been started.'), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    return sprintf(gettext("Service `%s' has been started."), htmlspecialchars($name));
 }
 
 function service_control_stop($name, $extras)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ function service_control_stop($name, $extras)
         killbyname($service['name']);
     }
 
-    return sprintf(gettext("%s has been stopped."), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    return sprintf(gettext("Service `%s' has been stopped."), htmlspecialchars($name));
 }
 
 function service_control_restart($name, $extras)
@@ -232,5 +232,5 @@ function service_control_restart($name, $extras)
         return sprintf(gettext("Could not restart service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
     }
 
-    return sprintf(gettext("%s has been restarted."), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    return sprintf(gettext("Service `%s' has been restarted."), htmlspecialchars($name));
 }
diff --git a/src/sbin/pluginctl b/src/sbin/pluginctl
index 5e3e59b41..371bff208 100755
--- a/src/sbin/pluginctl
+++ b/src/sbin/pluginctl
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ if (isset($opts['h'])) {
     $act = !empty($args[1]) ? $args[1] : '';
     switch ($act) {
         case 'start':
-            service_control_start($name, array());
+            echo service_control_start($name, array()) . PHP_EOL;
             break;
         case 'stop':
-            service_control_stop($name, array());
+            echo service_control_stop($name, array()) . PHP_EOL;
             break;
         case 'restart':
-            service_control_restart($name, array());
+            echo service_control_restart($name, array()) . PHP_EOL;
             break;
         default:
             echo "Unknown command `$act'\n";