diff --git a/hack/jenkins/cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Darwin.sh b/hack/jenkins/cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Darwin.sh
index 595b5334d642d45b317922f3ca2a55440106af24..993d6c82f66751c11c6ec0e5780f601a77fca955 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Darwin.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Darwin.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function check_jenkins() {
 
 check_jenkins
 logger "cleanup_and_reboot running - may shutdown in 60 seconds"
-wall "cleanup_and_reboot running - may shutdown in 60 seconds"
+echo "cleanup_and_reboot running - may shutdown in 60 seconds" | wall
 sleep 10
 check_jenkins
 logger "cleanup_and_reboot is happening!"
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Linux.sh b/hack/jenkins/cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Linux.sh
index f75eeb3c18f2ac76e672bf3ce1a413a2a64e54b8..b2e067c58e07b198b4bfdedeb832962579fd1ec8 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Linux.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/cron/cleanup_and_reboot_Linux.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function check_jenkins() {
 
 check_jenkins
 logger "cleanup_and_reboot running - may shutdown in 60 seconds"
-wall "cleanup_and_reboot running - may shutdown in 60 seconds"
+echo "cleanup_and_reboot running - may shutdown in 60 seconds" | wall
 sleep 10
 check_jenkins
 logger "cleanup_and_reboot is happening!"