diff --git a/certbot/certbot/_internal/main.py b/certbot/certbot/_internal/main.py
index 659d00888..c26cc7b9f 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/_internal/main.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/_internal/main.py
@@ -526,10 +526,12 @@ def _report_next_steps(config: configuration.NamespaceConfig, installer_err: Opt
         return
 
     # TODO: refactor ANSI escapes during https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues/8848
-    (bold_on, bold_off) = [c if sys.stdout.isatty() and not config.quiet else '' \
-                           for c in (util.ANSI_SGR_BOLD, util.ANSI_SGR_RESET)]
+    (bold_on, nl, bold_off) = [c if sys.stdout.isatty() and not config.quiet else '' \
+                               for c in (util.ANSI_SGR_BOLD, '\n', util.ANSI_SGR_RESET)]
+    print(bold_on, end=nl)
+    display_util.notify("NEXT STEPS:")
+    print(bold_off, end='')
 
-    print(bold_on, '\n', 'NEXT STEPS:', bold_off, sep='')
     for step in steps:
         display_util.notify(f"- {step}")
 
diff --git a/certbot/tests/main_test.py b/certbot/tests/main_test.py
index 3fd71b153..8c4ab883e 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/main_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/main_test.py
@@ -1934,8 +1934,9 @@ class ReportNextStepsTest(unittest.TestCase):
         _report_next_steps(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def _output(self) -> str:
-        self.mock_notify.assert_called_once()
-        return self.mock_notify.call_args_list[0][0][0]
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_notify.call_count, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_notify.call_args_list[0][0][0], 'NEXT STEPS:')
+        return self.mock_notify.call_args_list[1][0][0]
 
     def test_report(self):
         """No steps for a normal renewal"""