diff --git a/cli.c b/cli.c
index e4eb504..f3a041a 100644
--- a/cli.c
+++ b/cli.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static void receive_event(struct ubus_context *ctx, struct ubus_event_handler *e
 
 	str = blobmsg_format_json(msg, true);
 	printf("{ \"%s\": %s }\n", type, str);
+	fflush(stdout);
 	free(str);
 }