diff --git a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
index 1730945..d54fa7d 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ endfunction
 "msg: the message to echo
 function! s:Echo(msg)
     redraw
-    echo "NERDTree: " . a:msg
+    echomsg "NERDTree: " . a:msg
 endfunction
 "FUNCTION: s:EchoWarning {{{2
 "Wrapper for s:Echo, sets the message type to warningmsg for this message