diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_webagg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_webagg.py
index 9c1a0e9a7f60..9583906ab2fe 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_webagg.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_webagg.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import random
+import sys
 import socket
 import threading
 
@@ -333,11 +334,13 @@ def start(cls):
         launched. We may end up with two concurrently running loops in that
         unlucky case with all the expected consequences.
         """
-        print("Press Ctrl+C to stop server")
+        print("Press Ctrl+C to stop WebAgg server")
+        sys.stdout.flush()
         try:
             tornado.ioloop.IOLoop.instance().start()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            print("Server stopped")
+            print("Server is stopped")
+            sys.stdout.flush()
         finally:
             cls.started = False