diff --git a/src/post_process/m_start_up.f90 b/src/post_process/m_start_up.f90
index 2da0021082..e9b71b1e26 100644
--- a/src/post_process/m_start_up.f90
+++ b/src/post_process/m_start_up.f90
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ subroutine s_perform_time_step(t_step)
         integer, intent(inout) :: t_step
         if (proc_rank == 0) then
             if (cfl_dt) then
-                print '(" ["I3"%]  Saving "I8" of "I0"")', &
+                print '(" [", I3, "%]  Saving ", I8, " of ", I0, "")', &
                     int(ceiling(100._wp*(real(t_step - n_start)/(n_save)))), &
                     t_step, n_save
             else
-                print '(" ["I3"%]  Saving "I8" of "I0" @ t_step = "I0"")', &
+                print '(" [", I3, "%]  Saving ", I8, " of ", I0, " @ t_step = ", I0, "")', &
                     int(ceiling(100._wp*(real(t_step - t_step_start)/(t_step_stop - t_step_start + 1)))), &
                     (t_step - t_step_start)/t_step_save + 1, &
                     (t_step_stop - t_step_start)/t_step_save + 1, &
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ subroutine s_initialize_mpi_domain
             call s_read_input_file()
             call s_check_input_file()
 
-            print '(" Post-processing a "I0"x"I0"x"I0" case on "I0" rank(s)")', m, n, p, num_procs
+            print '(" Post-processing a ", I0, "x", I0, "x", I0, " case on ", I0, " rank(s)")', m, n, p, num_procs
         end if
 
         ! Broadcasting the user inputs to all of the processors and performing the
diff --git a/src/pre_process/m_start_up.fpp b/src/pre_process/m_start_up.fpp
index 25b42eab52..d48a0929e3 100644
--- a/src/pre_process/m_start_up.fpp
+++ b/src/pre_process/m_start_up.fpp
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ contains
             call s_read_input_file()
             call s_check_input_file()
 
-            print '(" Pre-processing a "I0"x"I0"x"I0" case on "I0" rank(s)")', m, n, p, num_procs
+            print '(" Pre-processing a ", I0, "x", I0, "x", I0, " case on ", I0, " rank(s)")', m, n, p, num_procs
         end if
 
         ! Broadcasting the user inputs to all of the processors and performing the
diff --git a/src/simulation/m_start_up.fpp b/src/simulation/m_start_up.fpp
index 701bcdd396..a5120c76a1 100644
--- a/src/simulation/m_start_up.fpp
+++ b/src/simulation/m_start_up.fpp
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ contains
 
         if (cfl_dt) then
             if (proc_rank == 0 .and. mod(t_step - t_step_start, t_step_print) == 0) then
-                print '(" ["I3"%] Time "ES16.6" dt = "ES16.6" @ Time Step = "I8"")', &
+                print '(" [", I3, "%] Time ", ES16.6, " dt = ", ES16.6, " @ Time Step = ", I8, "")', &
                     int(ceiling(100._wp*(mytime/t_stop))), &
                     mytime, &
                     dt, &
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ contains
             end if
         else
             if (proc_rank == 0 .and. mod(t_step - t_step_start, t_step_print) == 0) then
-                print '(" ["I3"%]  Time step "I8" of "I0" @ t_step = "I0"")', &
+                print '(" [", I3, "%]  Time step ", I8, " of ", I0, " @ t_step = ", I0, "")', &
                    int(ceiling(100._wp*(real(t_step - t_step_start)/(t_step_stop - t_step_start + 1)))), &
                     t_step - t_step_start + 1, &
                     t_step_stop - t_step_start + 1, &