diff --git a/src/vpncmd/vpncmd.c b/src/vpncmd/vpncmd.c
index 81df901d..17fa3b1f 100644
--- a/src/vpncmd/vpncmd.c
+++ b/src/vpncmd/vpncmd.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #ifdef	OS_WIN32
 	SetConsoleTitleA(CEDAR_PRODUCT_STR " VPN Command Line Utility");
+#else
+	// For *nix, disable output buffering to allow for interactive use 
+	setbuf(stdout,NULL);
 #endif	// OS_WIN32
 
 #if defined(_DEBUG) || defined(DEBUG)	// In VC++ compilers, the macro is "_DEBUG", not "DEBUG".