1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/js/41_prompt.js b/runtime/js/41_prompt.js
index 137f17dcf..37fdaed77 100644
--- a/runtime/js/41_prompt.js
+++ b/runtime/js/41_prompt.js
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@ function prompt(message = "Prompt", defaultValue) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  core.print(`${message} `, false);
-
   if (defaultValue) {
-    core.print(`[${defaultValue}] `, false);
+    message += ` [${defaultValue}]`;
   }
 
+  message += " ";
+
+  // output in one shot to make the tests more reliable
+  core.print(message, false);
+
   return readLineFromStdinSync() || defaultValue;
 }