diff --git a/lib/hx509/test_nist.in b/lib/hx509/test_nist.in
index 43580fcf0..acf311ed4 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/test_nist.in
+++ b/lib/hx509/test_nist.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ while read id verify cert arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5 ; do
     expr "$id" : "#" > /dev/null && continue
     
     test "$id" = "end" && break
-    echo -n .
+    echo -n "$id "
 
     args=""
     a=$(echo $arg1 | sed "s@basedir@$nistdir@") ; args="$args $a"