diff --git a/lib/weblib.php b/lib/weblib.php
index 5fdd9781a1a..a2470dd506a 100644
--- a/lib/weblib.php
+++ b/lib/weblib.php
@@ -2849,7 +2849,11 @@ function debugging($message = '', $level = DEBUG_NORMAL, $backtrace = null) {
             if (!defined('DEBUGGING_PRINTED')) {
                 define('DEBUGGING_PRINTED', 1); // indicates we have printed something
             }
-            echo '<div class="notifytiny">' . $message . $from . '</div>';
+            if (CLI_SCRIPT) {
+                echo "++ $message ++\n$from";
+            } else {
+                echo '<div class="notifytiny">' . $message . $from . '</div>';
+            }
 
         } else {
             trigger_error($message . $from, E_USER_NOTICE);