diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index bf7a951c..ff6bd8a4 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -313,9 +313,18 @@ function! s:WideMsg(msg)
     let old_ruler = &ruler
     let old_showcmd = &showcmd
 
+    let msg = strpart(a:msg, 0, winwidth(0)-1)
+
+    "This is here because it is possible for some error messages to begin with
+    "\n which will cause a "press enter" prompt. I have noticed this in the
+    "javascript:jshint checker and have been unable to figure out why it
+    "happens
+    let msg = substitute(msg, "\n", "", "g")
+
     set noruler noshowcmd
     redraw
-    echo strpart(a:msg, 0, winwidth(0)-1)
+
+    echo msg
 
     let &ruler=old_ruler
     let &showcmd=old_showcmd