diff --git a/gtsam/base/GenericValue.h b/gtsam/base/GenericValue.h
index cbd210b89..f4459243e 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/GenericValue.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/GenericValue.h
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ public:
   }
 
   /// Virtual print function, uses traits
-  virtual void print(const std::string& str) const {
-    std::cout << "(" << demangle(typeid(T).name()) << ") " << std::endl;
+  virtual void print(const std::string& str) const override {
+    std::cout << "(" << demangle(typeid(T).name()) << ")\n";
     traits<T>::Print(value_, str);
   }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/Values.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/Values.cpp
index c806ce12b..b672031ca 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/Values.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/Values.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ namespace gtsam {
 
   /* ************************************************************************* */
   void Values::print(const string& str, const KeyFormatter& keyFormatter) const {
-    cout << str << endl;
-    cout << "Values with " << size() << " values:" << endl;
+    cout << str << (str == "" ? "" : "\n");
+    cout << "Values with " << size() << " values:\n";
     for(const_iterator key_value = begin(); key_value != end(); ++key_value) {
       cout << "Value " << keyFormatter(key_value->key) << ": ";
       key_value->value.print("");