diff --git a/osquery/core/init.cpp b/osquery/core/init.cpp
index 3b9c245c89b..3508a04d9f6 100644
--- a/osquery/core/init.cpp
+++ b/osquery/core/init.cpp
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ class AlarmRunnable : public InterruptibleRunnable {
       std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200));
       waited += 200;
       if (waited > FLAGS_alarm_timeout * 1000) {
+        fflush(stdout);
         Initializer::shutdownNow(EXIT_CATASTROPHIC);
       }
     }