diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn.c b/src/nspawn/nspawn.c
index cd398f2461..1cb039ade4 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn.c
@@ -5991,10 +5991,12 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *u = NULL;
                 (void) terminal_urlify_path(t, t, &u);
 
-                log_info("%s %sSpawning container %s on %s.%s\n"
-                         "%s %sPress %sCtrl-]%s three times within 1s to kill container.%s",
-                         special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_LIGHT_SHADE), ansi_grey(), arg_machine, u ?: t, ansi_normal(),
-                         special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_LIGHT_SHADE), ansi_grey(), ansi_highlight(), ansi_grey(), ansi_normal());
+                log_info("%s %sSpawning container %s on %s.%s",
+                         special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_LIGHT_SHADE), ansi_grey(), arg_machine, u ?: t, ansi_normal());
+
+                if (arg_console_mode == CONSOLE_INTERACTIVE)
+                        log_info("%s %sPress %sCtrl-]%s three times within 1s to kill container.%s",
+                                 special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_LIGHT_SHADE), ansi_grey(), ansi_highlight(), ansi_grey(), ansi_normal());
         }
 
         assert_se(sigprocmask_many(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, SIGCHLD, SIGWINCH, SIGTERM, SIGINT, SIGRTMIN+18) >= 0);