diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 18979f1..e60c341 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ nvm_ls() {
       echo "N/A"
       return
   fi
-  printf "$VERSIONS\n"
+  echo "$VERSIONS"
   return
 }
 
diff --git "a/test/fast/Running \"nvm current\" should display current nvm environment." "b/test/fast/Running \"nvm current\" should display current nvm environment."
index 40d528f..a2c93a5 100755
--- "a/test/fast/Running \"nvm current\" should display current nvm environment."	
+++ "b/test/fast/Running \"nvm current\" should display current nvm environment."	
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
 
 . ../../nvm.sh
-[ `expr "$(nvm current)" : ".*current"` != 0 ] || die "Failed to find current version"
\ No newline at end of file
+[ `expr "$(nvm current)" : ".*current"` != 0 ] || die "Failed to find current version"