diff --git a/cli/command/trust/key_generate.go b/cli/command/trust/key_generate.go
index 5e4661eafb..bca6c45d7d 100644
--- a/cli/command/trust/key_generate.go
+++ b/cli/command/trust/key_generate.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func validateAndGenerateKey(streams command.Streams, keyName string, workingDir
 
 	pubPEM, err := generateKeyAndOutputPubPEM(keyName, privKeyFileStore)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(streams.Out(), err.Error())
+		fmt.Fprint(streams.Out(), err.Error())
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to generate key for %s", keyName)
 	}