diff --git a/core/dbt/events/types.py b/core/dbt/events/types.py
index 7446940e719..6a77bbd81e3 100644
--- a/core/dbt/events/types.py
+++ b/core/dbt/events/types.py
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ class InvalidVarsYAML(ErrorLevel, Cli, File):
     code: str = "A008"
 
     def message(self) -> str:
-        return "The YAML provided in the --vars argument is not valid.\n"
+        return "The YAML provided in the --vars argument is not valid."
 
 
 # TODO: Remove? (appears to be uncalled)
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ class DepsNotifyUpdatesAvailable(InfoLevel, Cli, File):
     code: str = "M019"
 
     def message(self) -> str:
-        return ('\nUpdates available for packages: {} \
+        return ('Updates available for packages: {} \
                 \nUpdate your versions in packages.yml, then run dbt deps'.format(self.packages))
 
 
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ class ServingDocsExitInfo(InfoLevel, Cli, File):
     code: str = "Z020"
 
     def message(self) -> str:
-        return "Press Ctrl+C to exit.\n\n"
+        return "Press Ctrl+C to exit."
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ class StatsLine(InfoLevel, Cli, File):
     code: str = "Z023"
 
     def message(self) -> str:
-        stats_line = ("\nDone. PASS={pass} WARN={warn} ERROR={error} SKIP={skip} TOTAL={total}")
+        stats_line = ("Done. PASS={pass} WARN={warn} ERROR={error} SKIP={skip} TOTAL={total}")
         return stats_line.format(**self.stats)
 
 
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/deps.py b/core/dbt/task/deps.py
index 84d2a11dcad..3f2a86f033a 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/deps.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/deps.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from dbt.events.functions import fire_event
 from dbt.events.types import (
     DepsNoPackagesFound, DepsStartPackageInstall, DepsUpdateAvailable, DepsUTD,
-    DepsInstallInfo, DepsListSubdirectory, DepsNotifyUpdatesAvailable
+    DepsInstallInfo, DepsListSubdirectory, DepsNotifyUpdatesAvailable, EmptyLine
 )
 from dbt.clients import system
 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def run(self):
                     source_type=source_type,
                     version=version)
             if packages_to_upgrade:
+                fire_event(EmptyLine())
                 fire_event(DepsNotifyUpdatesAvailable(packages=packages_to_upgrade))
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/printer.py b/core/dbt/task/printer.py
index c2b51196219..1cb70ec5848 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/printer.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/printer.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def print_run_status_line(results) -> None:
         stats[result_type] += 1
         stats['total'] += 1
 
+    with TextOnly():
+        fire_event(EmptyLine())
     fire_event(StatsLine(stats=stats))
 
 
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/runnable.py b/core/dbt/task/runnable.py
index f335d1870f2..f8d5e7bbcf1 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/runnable.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/runnable.py
@@ -459,7 +459,9 @@ def run(self):
             )
 
         if len(self._flattened_nodes) == 0:
-            warn_or_error("\nWARNING: Nothing to do. Try checking your model "
+            with TextOnly():
+                fire_event(EmptyLine())
+            warn_or_error("WARNING: Nothing to do. Try checking your model "
                           "configs and model specification args")
             result = self.get_result(
                 results=[],
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/serve.py b/core/dbt/task/serve.py
index 890241a9931..5e38fc371aa 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/serve.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/serve.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from http.server import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
 from socketserver import TCPServer
 from dbt.events.functions import fire_event
-from dbt.events.types import ServingDocsPort, ServingDocsAccessInfo, ServingDocsExitInfo
+from dbt.events.types import ServingDocsPort, ServingDocsAccessInfo, ServingDocsExitInfo, EmptyLine
 
 from dbt.task.base import ConfiguredTask
 
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ def run(self):
 
         fire_event(ServingDocsPort(address=address, port=port))
         fire_event(ServingDocsAccessInfo(port=port))
+        fire_event(EmptyLine())
+        fire_event(EmptyLine())
         fire_event(ServingDocsExitInfo())
 
         # mypy doesn't think SimpleHTTPRequestHandler is ok here, but it is