diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
index 09e728aa4..740cb9c73 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "--cb-auto-has-root" ]; then
 else
   SetRootAuthMechanism
   if [ -n "$SUDO" ]; then
-    echo "Requesting to rerun $0 with root privileges..."
+    say "Requesting to rerun $0 with root privileges..."
     $SUDO "$0" --cb-auto-has-root "$@"
     exit 0
   fi
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
index 9d0f27009..6d2977832 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "--cb-auto-has-root" ]; then
 else
   SetRootAuthMechanism
   if [ -n "$SUDO" ]; then
-    echo "Requesting to rerun $0 with root privileges..."
+    say "Requesting to rerun $0 with root privileges..."
     $SUDO "$0" --cb-auto-has-root "$@"
     exit 0
   fi