diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/util/shell/Shell.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/util/shell/Shell.java

index 9231c78..0336a67 100644

--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/util/shell/Shell.java

+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/util/shell/Shell.java

@@ -646,9 +646,10 @@ public class Shell extends ShellOptions {

   }

   public void printInfo() throws IOException {

-    reader.print("\n" + SHELL_DESCRIPTION + "\n" + "- \n" + "- version: " + Constants.VERSION + "\n" + "- instance name: "

+    writer.print("\n" + SHELL_DESCRIPTION + "\n" + "- \n" + "- version: " + Constants.VERSION + "\n" + "- instance name: "

         + connector.getInstance().getInstanceName() + "\n" + "- instance id: " + connector.getInstance().getInstanceID() + "\n" + "- \n"

         + "- type 'help' for a list of available commands\n" + "- \n");

+    writer.flush();

     reader.flush();

   }

@@ -676,7 +677,9 @@ public class Shell extends ShellOptions {

       }

     }

     sb.append("-\n");

-    reader.print(sb.toString());

+    writer.print(sb.toString());

+    writer.flush();

+    reader.flush();

   }

   public String getDefaultPrompt() {