diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
index db01277dc..50c80f0a4 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
@@ -1069,8 +1069,8 @@ UNLIKELY_EOF
   fi
   if [ -n "$SUDO" ]; then
     # SUDO is su wrapper or sudo
-    echo "Requesting root privileges to run certbot..."
-    echo "  $VENV_BIN/letsencrypt" "$@"
+    say "Requesting root privileges to run certbot..."
+    say "  $VENV_BIN/letsencrypt" "$@"
   fi
   if [ -z "$SUDO_ENV" ] ; then
     # SUDO is su wrapper / noop
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
index 566f79307..f6585a378 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ UNLIKELY_EOF
   fi
   if [ -n "$SUDO" ]; then
     # SUDO is su wrapper or sudo
-    echo "Requesting root privileges to run certbot..."
-    echo "  $VENV_BIN/letsencrypt" "$@"
+    say "Requesting root privileges to run certbot..."
+    say "  $VENV_BIN/letsencrypt" "$@"
   fi
   if [ -z "$SUDO_ENV" ] ; then
     # SUDO is su wrapper / noop