--- mcore-src/trunk/mcore-tools/src/mcore-controld.in	2015/09/01 08:36:09	2420
+++ mcore-src/trunk/mcore-tools/src/mcore-controld.in	2015/09/02 09:25:10	2421
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
 
 while [[ ${run} = run ]]
 do
+	# use an echo here not read -p '>' because sslsvd ignores the prompt pattern
+	echo -n '> '
 	read line
 	eval "GLOBAL_ARGV=( ${line} )"