diff --git a/src/sage/doctest/test.py b/src/sage/doctest/test.py
index 812f8167c12..38e553ad5bd 100644
--- a/src/sage/doctest/test.py
+++ b/src/sage/doctest/test.py
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ Test the ``--debug`` option::
         s...: b = 5
         s...: a + b
         8
+    ...
     sage:
     <BLANKLINE>
     Returning to doctests...
diff --git a/src/sage/tests/cmdline.py b/src/sage/tests/cmdline.py
index 56fc16a205c..be2ae2a1b3d 100644
--- a/src/sage/tests/cmdline.py
+++ b/src/sage/tests/cmdline.py
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ be ignored. In Pdb, we run the ``help`` command::
     **********************************************************************
     Previously executed commands:
         s...: assert True is False
+    ...
     sage:
     <BLANKLINE>
     Returning to doctests...