diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
index 115940d52e5e..f279d44b7f8a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ case class Completions(cursor: Int,
 
 /** Main REPL instance, orchestrating input, compilation and presentation */
 class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
-                 protected val out: PrintStream = Console.out,
-                 protected val classLoader: Option[ClassLoader] = None) extends Driver {
+                 out: PrintStream = Console.out,
+                 classLoader: Option[ClassLoader] = None) extends Driver {
 
   /** Overridden to `false` in order to not have to give sources on the
    *  commandline
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
   private def extractImports(trees: List[untpd.Tree]): List[untpd.Import] =
     trees.collect { case imp: untpd.Import => imp }
 
-  private def interpret(res: ParseResult)(implicit state: State): State =
-    res match {
+  private def interpret(res: ParseResult)(implicit state: State): State = {
+    val newState = res match {
       case parsed: Parsed if parsed.trees.nonEmpty =>
         compile(parsed)
           .withHistory(parsed.sourceCode :: state.history)
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
       case _ => // new line, empty tree
         state
     }
+    out.println()
+    newState
+  }
 
   /** Compile `parsed` trees and evolve `state` in accordance */
   protected[this] final def compile(parsed: Parsed)(implicit state: State): State = {
diff --git a/compiler/test-resources/repl/i1369 b/compiler/test-resources/repl/i1369
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ced0af6aea36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test-resources/repl/i1369
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+scala> print("foo")
+foo
+scala> "Hello"
+val res0: String = Hello
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/ReplTest.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/ReplTest.scala
index 6d3679f9c4b7..3c5a3df416fb 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/ReplTest.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/ReplTest.scala
@@ -11,38 +11,20 @@ import org.junit.Assert.fail
 import dotc.reporting.diagnostic.MessageContainer
 import results.Result
 
-sealed class NullPrintStream extends ByteArrayOutputStream {
-  override def write(b: Int) = ()
-  override def write(b: Array[Byte], off: Int, len: Int) = ()
-  override def writeTo(out: OutputStream) = ()
-}
-
-sealed class StoringPrintStream extends PrintStream(new NullPrintStream) {
-  private[this] var sb = new StringBuilder
-
-  override def println(obj: Object) =
-    println(obj.toString)
-
-  override def println(str: String) = {
-    sb.append(str)
-    sb += '\n'
-  }
 
-  def flushStored(): String = {
-    val str = sb.toString
-    sb = new StringBuilder
-    str
-  }
-}
-
-class ReplTest extends ReplDriver(
+class ReplTest private (out: ByteArrayOutputStream) extends ReplDriver(
   Array("-classpath", List(Jars.dottyLib, Jars.dottyInterfaces).mkString(":"), "-color:never"),
-  new StoringPrintStream
+  new PrintStream(out)
 ) with MessageRendering {
 
-  /** Get the stored output from `out`, resetting the `StoringPrintStream` */
-  def storedOutput(): String =
-    stripColor(out.asInstanceOf[StoringPrintStream].flushStored())
+  def this() = this(new ByteArrayOutputStream)
+
+  /** Get the stored output from `out`, resetting the buffer */
+  def storedOutput(): String = {
+    val output = stripColor(out.toString)
+    out.reset()
+    output
+  }
 
   protected implicit def toParsed(expr: String)(implicit state: State): Parsed = {
     implicit val ctx = state.run.runContext
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/ScriptedTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/ScriptedTests.scala
index 3b8262aa0666..1e89a9de2104 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/ScriptedTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/ScriptedTests.scala
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ class ScriptedTests extends ReplTest with MessageRendering {
 
   private def testFile(f: JFile): Unit = {
     val prompt = "scala>"
-    val lines = Source.fromFile(f).getLines.buffered
+    val lines = Source.fromFile(f).getLines().buffered
+
+    assert(lines.head.startsWith(prompt),
+      s"""Each file has to start with the prompt: "$prompt"""")
 
     def extractInputs(prompt: String): List[String] = {
       val input = lines.next()
 
-      assert(input.startsWith(prompt),
-        s"""Each file has to start with the prompt: "$prompt"""")
-
       if (!input.startsWith(prompt)) extractInputs(prompt)
       else if (lines.hasNext) {
         // read lines and strip trailing whitespace:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ScriptedTests extends ReplTest with MessageRendering {
       }
 
     val expectedOutput =
-      Source.fromFile(f).getLines.flatMap(filterEmpties).mkString("\n")
+      Source.fromFile(f).getLines().flatMap(filterEmpties).mkString("\n")
     val actualOutput = {
       resetToInitial()
       init()