diff --git a/modules/mesh-cli/cmd/mesh-cli/commands.go b/modules/mesh-cli/cmd/mesh-cli/commands.go
index 98a30c23..311bfa74 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-cli/cmd/mesh-cli/commands.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-cli/cmd/mesh-cli/commands.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -689,9 +690,15 @@ func renderNodes(text string) string {
 			} `json:"placement"`
 		} `json:"keys"`
 	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(text), &p); err != nil || len(p.Keys) == 0 {
+	// The console says after the answer which machine answered it ("answered by ace"): kept, below the lines.
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(text))
+	if err := dec.Decode(&p); err != nil || len(p.Keys) == 0 {
 		return text
 	}
+	after := ""
+	if rest, err := io.ReadAll(dec.Buffered()); err == nil {
+		after = strings.TrimSpace(string(rest))
+	}
 	names := make([]string, 0, len(p.Keys))
 	for n := range p.Keys {
 		names = append(names, n)
@@ -703,6 +710,9 @@ func renderNodes(text string) string {
 		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%-10s %-15v %-8v %d modules\n", n, orDash(k.Placement.Decided["address"]),
 			orDash(k.Placement.Decided["site"]), len(k.Placement.Modules))
 	}
+	if after != "" {
+		b.WriteString(after + "\n")
+	}
 	return b.String()
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/mesh-cli/cmd/mesh-cli/main_test.go b/modules/mesh-cli/cmd/mesh-cli/main_test.go
index 50d4dd82..5839cec3 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-cli/cmd/mesh-cli/main_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-cli/cmd/mesh-cli/main_test.go
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ func TestAnswersRefusalsAndSilenceAreSaid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("an error answer: exit %d, stdout %q, stderr %q", code, out, errOut)
 	}
 	placement := `{"keys":{"novox":{"placement":{"decided":{"address":"10.10.0.1","site":"hub"},"modules":[{},{}]}},` +
-		`"ace":{"placement":{"decided":{"address":"10.10.0.2"},"modules":[{}]}}}}`
+		`"ace":{"placement":{"decided":{"address":"10.10.0.2"},"modules":[{}]}}}}` + "\nanswered by ace"
 	console(t, map[string]string{"mesh-placement.placement": placement})
 	if code, out, _ := runLine("nodes"); code != 0 || !strings.HasPrefix(out, "ace ") ||
-		!strings.Contains(out, "10.10.0.1") || !strings.Contains(out, "2 modules") {
+		!strings.Contains(out, "10.10.0.1") || !strings.Contains(out, "2 modules") || !strings.HasSuffix(out, "answered by ace\n") {
 		t.Errorf("nodes: exit %d, %q", code, out)
 	}
 	got = console(t, map[string]string{"mesh_search": `{"matches":[]}`})