diff --git a/lcpng_if_cli.c b/lcpng_if_cli.c
index 1b4baa4..ff022af 100644
--- a/lcpng_if_cli.c
+++ b/lcpng_if_cli.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static clib_error_t *lcp_default_netns_command_fn(vlib_main_t *vm,
 
   unformat_free(line_input);
 
-  vlib_cli_output(vm, "lcp set default netns '%s'\n", (char *)ns);
+  vlib_cli_output(vm, "lcp set default netns %v\n", ns);
 
   r = lcp_set_default_ns(ns);
 
diff --git a/lcpng_interface.c b/lcpng_interface.c
index 6906316..99d02a2 100644
--- a/lcpng_interface.c
+++ b/lcpng_interface.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ lcp_itf_pair_show (u32 phy_sw_if_index)
 
   vm = vlib_get_main ();
   ns = lcp_get_default_ns();
-  vlib_cli_output (vm, "lcp default netns %v\n", ns ? (char *) ns : "<unset>");
+  vlib_cli_output (vm, "lcp default netns %v\n", ns);
   vlib_cli_output (vm, "lcp lcp-auto-subint %s\n",
 		   lcp_auto_subint () ? "on" : "off");
   vlib_cli_output (vm, "lcp lcp-sync %s\n", lcp_sync () ? "on" : "off");