diff --git a/src/kernel.cpp b/src/kernel.cpp
index fdde6651..06bec7e4 100644
--- a/src/kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ void k_print(const char* string);
 
 extern "C"
 void  __attribute__ ((section ("main_section"))) kernel_main(){
-    k_print_line("hello, world!");
+    k_print_line("hello, ");
+    k_print_line(" world!");
 
     return;
 }