diff --git a/zyklonb.c b/zyklonb.c
index 47533f0..fde8a02 100644
--- a/zyklonb.c
+++ b/zyklonb.c
@@ -1229,21 +1229,24 @@ process_privmsg (struct bot_context *ctx, const struct irc_message *msg)
 		const char *reason = getenv (g_startup_reason_str);
 		if (!reason)
 			reason = "launched normally";
-		str_append_printf (&report, "\x02startup reason:\x0f %s, ", reason);
-
-		str_append (&report, "\x02plugins:\x0f ");
+		str_append_printf (&report,
+			"\x02startup reason:\x0f %s; \x02plugins:\x0f ", reason);
 		size_t zombies = 0;
+		const char *prepend = "";
 		for (struct plugin_data *plugin = ctx->plugins;
 			 plugin; plugin = plugin->next)
 		{
 			if (plugin->is_zombie)
 				zombies++;
 			else
-				str_append_printf (&report, "%s, ", plugin->name);
+			{
+				str_append_printf (&report, "%s%s", prepend, plugin->name);
+				prepend = ", ";
+			}
 		}
 		if (!ctx->plugins)
-			str_append (&report, "\x02none\x0f, ");
-		str_append_printf (&report, "\x02zombies:\x0f %zu", zombies);
+			str_append (&report, "\x02none\x0f");
+		str_append_printf (&report, "; \x02zombies:\x0f %zu", zombies);
 
 		respond_to_user (ctx, msg, "%s", report.str);
 		str_free (&report);