diff --git a/cmd/address.go b/cmd/address.go
index b63a3d863b..edf2756779 100644
--- a/cmd/address.go
+++ b/cmd/address.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ var balanceCmd = &cmds.Command{
 
 		var balanceStr string
 		if balance.Equals(big.NewInt(0)) && !isDone {
-			balanceStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s (warning: may display 0 if chain sync in progress)\n", types.FIL(balance))
+			balanceStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s (warning: may display 0 if chain sync in progress)", types.FIL(balance))
 		} else {
 			balanceStr = (types.FIL)(balance).String()
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/address_integration_test.go b/cmd/address_integration_test.go
index 42b0d93d80..4c3a6a70d5 100644
--- a/cmd/address_integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/address_integration_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestWalletBalance(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Log("[success] not found, zero")
 	balance := cmdClient.RunSuccess(ctx, "wallet", "balance", addr.String()).ReadStdout()
-	assert.Equal(t, "0 FIL\n", balance)
+	assert.Equal(t, "0 FIL (warning: may display 0 if chain sync in progress)\n", balance)
 
 	t.Log("[success] balance 1394000000000000000000000000")
 	balance = cmdClient.RunSuccess(ctx, "wallet", "balance", builtin.RewardActorAddr.String()).ReadStdout()
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestWalletBalance(t *testing.T) {
 	var addrNew cmd.AddressResult
 	cmdClient.RunSuccessFirstLine(ctx, "wallet", "new")
 	balance = cmdClient.RunSuccess(ctx, "wallet", "balance", addrNew.Address.String()).ReadStdout()
-	assert.Equal(t, "0 FIL\n", balance)
+	assert.Equal(t, "0 FIL (warning: may display 0 if chain sync in progress)\n", balance)
 }
 
 func TestWalletLoadFromFile(t *testing.T) {