diff --git a/lib/node/nodeConsole.js b/lib/node/nodeConsole.js
index dd09e0ecd..32a80991d 100644
--- a/lib/node/nodeConsole.js
+++ b/lib/node/nodeConsole.js
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ const clearStatusMessage = () => {
 const writeStatusMessage = () => {
 	if (!currentStatusMessage) return;
 	const l = process.stderr.columns;
-	const args = l ? truncateArgs(currentStatusMessage, l) : currentStatusMessage;
+	const args = l
+		? truncateArgs(currentStatusMessage, l - 1)
+		: currentStatusMessage;
 	const str = args.join(" ");
 	const coloredStr = `\u001b[1m${str}\u001b[39m\u001b[22m`;
 	process.stderr.write(`\x1b[2K\r${coloredStr}`);
diff --git a/test/ProgressPlugin.test.js b/test/ProgressPlugin.test.js
index 6e0afda06..7ec1c60ec 100644
--- a/test/ProgressPlugin.test.js
+++ b/test/ProgressPlugin.test.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe("ProgressPlugin", function() {
 
 	it("should not print lines longer than stderr.columns", () => {
 		const compiler = createSimpleCompiler();
-		process.stderr.columns = 30;
+		process.stderr.columns = 31;
 
 		return RunCompilerAsync(compiler).then(() => {
 			const logs = getLogs(stderr.toString());