diff --git a/lib/mutant/reporter/cli.rb b/lib/mutant/reporter/cli.rb
index cd6e7b46..fe6d9be5 100644
--- a/lib/mutant/reporter/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/mutant/reporter/cli.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Mutant
     class CLI < self
       include Concord.new(:output)
 
+      NL = "\n".freeze
       CLEAR_PREV_LINE = "\e[1A\e[2K".freeze
 
       # Output abstraction to decouple tty? from buffer
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ module Mutant
       #
       def swap(frame)
         output.write(frame)
-        @last_length = frame.lines.length
+        @last_length = frame.split(NL).length
       end
 
       # Call block throttled
diff --git a/lib/mutant/reporter/cli/printer.rb b/lib/mutant/reporter/cli/printer.rb
index c77d9929..1ebc2655 100644
--- a/lib/mutant/reporter/cli/printer.rb
+++ b/lib/mutant/reporter/cli/printer.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ module Mutant
       class Printer
         include AbstractType, Delegator, Adamantium::Flat, Concord.new(:output, :object)
 
-        NL = "\n".freeze
-
         # Run printer on object to output
         #
         # @param [IO] output