diff --git a/cmd/check_example/main_test.go b/cmd/check_example/main_test.go
index 42bdbaf..247693a 100644
--- a/cmd/check_example/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/check_example/main_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"github.com/NETWAYS/go-check/testhelper"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/NETWAYS/go-check/testhelper"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestMyMain(t *testing.T) {
@@ -13,10 +14,10 @@ func TestMyMain(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(`would exit with code 3`), stdout)
 
 	stdout = testhelper.RunMainTest(main, "--warning", "20")
-	assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(`^OK - value is 10\nwould exit with code 0\n$`), stdout)
+	assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(`^\[OK\] - value is 10\nwould exit with code 0\n$`), stdout)
 
 	stdout = testhelper.RunMainTest(main, "--warning", "10", "--value", "11")
-	assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(`^WARNING - value is 11\nwould exit with code 1\n$`), stdout)
+	assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(`^\[WARNING\] - value is 11\nwould exit with code 1\n$`), stdout)
 }
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index d7db1ac..9ad843e 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ func ExampleConfig() {
 
 	Exitf(OK, "Everything is fine - answer=%d", 42)
 
-	// Output: OK - Everything is fine - answer=42
+	// Output: [OK] - Everything is fine - answer=42
 	// would exit with code 0
 }
diff --git a/exit.go b/exit.go
index 777f092..604ec63 100644
--- a/exit.go
+++ b/exit.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package check
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/go-ps"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-ps"
 )
 
 // AllowExit lets you disable the call to os.Exit() in ExitXxx() functions of this package.
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func Exitf(rc int, output string, args ...interface{}) {
 func ExitRaw(rc int, output ...string) {
 	var text strings.Builder
 
-	text.WriteString(StatusText(rc) + " -")
+	text.WriteString("[" + StatusText(rc) + "] -")
 
 	for _, s := range output {
 		text.WriteString(" " + s)
diff --git a/exit_test.go b/exit_test.go
index e74dfeb..55835b1 100644
--- a/exit_test.go
+++ b/exit_test.go
@@ -8,26 +8,26 @@ import (
 
 func ExampleExit() {
 	Exitf(OK, "Everything is fine - value=%d", 42)
-	// Output: OK - Everything is fine - value=42
+	// Output: [OK] - Everything is fine - value=42
 	// would exit with code 0
 }
 
 func ExampleExitf() {
 	Exitf(OK, "Everything is fine - value=%d", 42)
-	// Output: OK - Everything is fine - value=42
+	// Output: [OK] - Everything is fine - value=42
 	// would exit with code 0
 }
 
 func ExampleExitRaw() {
 	ExitRaw(OK, "Everything is fine")
-	// Output: OK - Everything is fine
+	// Output: [OK] - Everything is fine
 	// would exit with code 0
 }
 
 func ExampleExitError() {
 	err := fmt.Errorf("connection to %s has been timed out", "localhost:12345")
 	ExitError(err)
-	// Output: UNKNOWN - connection to localhost:12345 has been timed out (*errors.errorString)
+	// Output: [UNKNOWN] - connection to localhost:12345 has been timed out (*errors.errorString)
 	// would exit with code 3
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func ExampleCatchPanic() {
 	defer CatchPanic()
 
 	panic("something bad happened")
-	// Output: UNKNOWN - Golang encountered a panic: something bad happened
+	// Output: [UNKNOWN] - Golang encountered a panic: something bad happened
 	// would exit with code 3
 }