diff --git a/finalcif/appwindow.py b/finalcif/appwindow.py
index 6209b83d..d49120a0 100644
--- a/finalcif/appwindow.py
+++ b/finalcif/appwindow.py
@@ -1010,8 +1010,8 @@ def do_offline_checkcif(self) -> None:
                               output_widget=self.ui.CheckcifPlaintextEdit,
                               cif_file=self.cif.fileobj)
         if not Path(runner.platon_exe).resolve().exists():
-            self.ui.CheckCifLogPlainTextEdit.setPlainText('Platon executable not found!')
-            self.ui.CheckCifLogPlainTextEdit.setPlainText('You can download Platon at http://www.platonsoft.nl/platon/')
+            self.ui.CheckCifLogPlainTextEdit.setPlainText('\nPlaton executable not found!')
+            self.ui.CheckCifLogPlainTextEdit.appendPlainText('You can download Platon at http://www.platonsoft.nl/platon/\n')
         runner.tick.connect(self.append_to_ciflog_without_newline)
         runner.run_process()
         runner.finished.connect(lambda: self.ui.CheckcifButton.setEnabled(True))