diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
index eb75a3ef1..9bdfd8971 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ main() {
       populate_container_lists
 
       if [ "$QUIET" = false ]; then
-          printf "\n${focus_color:-}%s${NC:-}\n\n" "Checking container statuses"
+          printf "\n${bold}${focus_color:-}%s${reset_attr:-}\n\n" "Checking container statuses"
       fi
 
       local num_containers=${#container_name_list[@]}