diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 9d1eaccd..a51362ba 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ os_check() {
 # This function waits for dpkg to unlock, which signals that the previous apt-get command has finished.
 test_dpkg_lock() {
     i=0
+    printf "  %b   Waiting for package manager to finish\\n" "${INFO}"
     # fuser is a program to show which processes use the named files, sockets, or filesystems
     # So while the lock is held,
     while fuser /var/lib/dpkg/lock >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -272,7 +273,8 @@ test_dpkg_lock() {
         ((i=i+1))
         # exit if waiting for more then 30 seconds
         if [[ $i -gt 60 ]]; then
-            echo "*** Error: Could not verify package manager finished and released lock. Attempt to install packages manually and retry.";
+            printf "  %b %bError: Could not verify package manager finished and released lock. %b\\n" "${CROSS}" "${COL_LIGHT_RED}" "${COL_NC}"
+            printf "       Attempt to install packages manually and retry.\\n"
             exit 1;
         fi
     done