diff --git a/util/vm/install-mininet-vm.sh b/util/vm/install-mininet-vm.sh
index 382945e..3c80a17 100755
--- a/util/vm/install-mininet-vm.sh
+++ b/util/vm/install-mininet-vm.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ time mininet/util/install.sh
 #if ! grep NOX_CORE_DIR .bashrc; then
 #  echo "export NOX_CORE_DIR=~/noxcore/build/src/" >> .bashrc
 #fi
-echo <<EOF
+cat <<EOF
 You may need to reboot and then:
 sudo dpkg-reconfigure openvswitch-datapath-dkms
 sudo service openvswitch-switch start