diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
index 7dd2e89ce..79d5f7499 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ wait_for_apt() {
 
 	local retry_count=30
 	local retry_timeout='10s'
-	local lock_msg='Could not acquire lock.'
-	local retry_msg="Waiting $retry_timeout for lock to release."
+	local lock_msg='Could not acquire lock'
+	local retry_msg="waiting $retry_timeout for lock to release."
 	if [ -z "$progress_callback" ]; then
 		if [ -z "$progress_bar_text" ]; then
 			local old_text="Installing..."
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ wait_for_apt() {
 		echo "Attempting to acquire dpkg lock... (Attempt $count/$retry_count)"
 		if __check_apt_lock; then
 			if [[ -z $progress_callback ]]; then
-				echo "  $lock_msg"
-				echo "  $retry_msg" 
+				echo "  $lock_msg, $retry_msg"
 			else
 				$progress_callback "$retry_msg"
 			fi