diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index 3df2e5045..60074b31b 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ spinner() {
   local i=0
   while true; do
     local index=$((i++ % ${#chars[@]}))
-    printf "\r\033[2K%s %b" "${CS_YWB}${chars[$index]}${CS_CL}" "${CS_YWB}${msg}${CS_CL}"
+    printf "\r\033[2K%s %b" "${CS_YWB}${TAB}${chars[$index]}${TAB}${CS_CL}" "${CS_YWB}${msg}${CS_CL}"
     sleep 0.1
   done
 }