diff --git a/src/Convert/SeverityTask.hs b/src/Convert/SeverityTask.hs
index f7cf184..3225fe2 100644
--- a/src/Convert/SeverityTask.hs
+++ b/src/Convert/SeverityTask.hs
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ elab severity args prefixStr prefixArgs = do
     return $ Block Seq "" [] [stmtDisplay, stmtFinish]
     where
         msg scope file = severityToString severity ++ " [" ++ prefixStr ++ "] "
-            ++ file ++ " - " ++ scope ++ if null displayArgs then "" else " - "
+            ++ file ++ " - " ++ scope
+            ++ if null displayArgs then "" else "\\n msg: "
         displayArgs = if severity /= SeverityFatal || null args
             then args
             else tail args
diff --git a/test/core/elab_task.sv.pat b/test/core/elab_task.sv.pat
index 0261bc0..60e8d63 100644
--- a/test/core/elab_task.sv.pat
+++ b/test/core/elab_task.sv.pat
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 affirm $finish;
 affirm $display("Fatal [elaboration] elab_task.sv:9:5 - top");
 affirm $finish(0);
-affirm $display("Fatal [elaboration] elab_task.sv:10:5 - top - ", "%b", 4);
+affirm $display("Fatal [elaboration] elab_task.sv:10:5 - top\\n msg: ", "%b", 4);
 affirm $finish(1);
diff --git a/test/core/elab_task.v b/test/core/elab_task.v
index 95567d5..3b86f2e 100644
--- a/test/core/elab_task.v
+++ b/test/core/elab_task.v
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module top;
     initial $display("Info [elaboration] elab_task.sv:2:5 - top");
-    initial $display("Info [elaboration] elab_task.sv:3:5 - top - %b", 1);
+    initial $display("Info [elaboration] elab_task.sv:3:5 - top\n msg: %b", 1);
     initial $display("Warning [elaboration] elab_task.sv:4:5 - top");
-    initial $display("Warning [elaboration] elab_task.sv:5:5 - top - %b", 2);
+    initial $display("Warning [elaboration] elab_task.sv:5:5 - top\n msg: %b", 2);
     initial $display("Error [elaboration] elab_task.sv:6:5 - top");
-    initial $display("Error [elaboration] elab_task.sv:7:5 - top - %b", 3);
+    initial $display("Error [elaboration] elab_task.sv:7:5 - top\n msg: %b", 3);
     initial begin
         $display("Fatal [elaboration] elab_task.sv:8:5 - top");
         $finish;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module top;
         $finish(0);
     end
     initial begin
-        $display("Fatal [elaboration] elab_task.sv:10:5 - top - %b", 4);
+        $display("Fatal [elaboration] elab_task.sv:10:5 - top\n msg: %b", 4);
         $finish(1);
     end
 endmodule
diff --git a/test/core/severity_task.sv.pat b/test/core/severity_task.sv.pat
index c673911..0ff5476 100644
--- a/test/core/severity_task.sv.pat
+++ b/test/core/severity_task.sv.pat
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 affirm $finish;
 affirm $display("Fatal [%0t] severity_task.sv:10:9 - top.<unnamed_block>", $time);
 affirm $finish(0);
-affirm $display("Fatal [%0t] severity_task.sv:11:9 - top.<unnamed_block> - ", $time, "%b", 4);
+affirm $display("Fatal [%0t] severity_task.sv:11:9 - top.<unnamed_block>\\n msg: ", $time, "%b", 4);
 affirm $finish(1);
diff --git a/test/core/severity_task.v b/test/core/severity_task.v
index 0723408..5c3fedd 100644
--- a/test/core/severity_task.v
+++ b/test/core/severity_task.v
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 module top;
     initial begin
         $display("Info [%0t] severity_task.sv:3:9 - top.<unnamed_block>", $time);
-        $display("Info [%0t] severity_task.sv:4:9 - top.<unnamed_block> - ", $time, "%b", 1);
+        $display("Info [%0t] severity_task.sv:4:9 - top.<unnamed_block>\n msg: ", $time, "%b", 1);
         $display("Warning [%0t] severity_task.sv:5:9 - top.<unnamed_block>", $time);
-        $display("Warning [%0t] severity_task.sv:6:9 - top.<unnamed_block> - ", $time, "%b", 2);
+        $display("Warning [%0t] severity_task.sv:6:9 - top.<unnamed_block>\n msg: ", $time, "%b", 2);
         $display("Error [%0t] severity_task.sv:7:9 - top.<unnamed_block>", $time);
-        $display("Error [%0t] severity_task.sv:8:9 - top.<unnamed_block> - ", $time, "%b", 3);
+        $display("Error [%0t] severity_task.sv:8:9 - top.<unnamed_block>\n msg: ", $time, "%b", 3);
         $display("Fatal [%0t] severity_task.sv:9:9 - top.<unnamed_block>", $time);
         $finish;
         $display("Fatal [%0t] severity_task.sv:10:9 - top.<unnamed_block>", $time);
         $finish(0);
-        $display("Fatal [%0t] severity_task.sv:11:9 - top.<unnamed_block> - ", $time, "%b", 4);
+        $display("Fatal [%0t] severity_task.sv:11:9 - top.<unnamed_block>\n msg: ", $time, "%b", 4);
         $finish(1);
     end
 endmodule