diff --git a/engine.go b/engine.go
index 4617ceb0..bf3ea7a3 100644
--- a/engine.go
+++ b/engine.go
@@ -127,14 +127,13 @@ func (e *engine) render() {
 			continue
 		}
 		if block.VerticalOffset != 0 {
-			e.renderer.print(e.renderer.changeLine(block.VerticalOffset))
+			e.renderer.changeLine(block.VerticalOffset)
 		}
 		switch block.Alignment {
 		case Right:
-			e.renderer.print(e.renderer.carriageForward())
+			e.renderer.carriageForward()
 			blockText := e.renderBlockSegments(block)
-			cursorMove := e.renderer.setCursorForRightWrite(blockText, block.HorizontalOffset)
-			e.renderer.print(cursorMove)
+			e.renderer.setCursorForRightWrite(blockText, block.HorizontalOffset)
 			e.renderer.print(blockText)
 		case Left:
 			e.renderer.print(e.renderBlockSegments(block))
diff --git a/renderer.go b/renderer.go
index 9347e14d..5bd2ffc7 100644
--- a/renderer.go
+++ b/renderer.go
@@ -193,22 +193,22 @@ func (r *Renderer) lenWithoutANSI(str string) int {
 	return count
 }
 
-func (r *Renderer) carriageForward() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(r.formats.left, 1000)
+func (r *Renderer) carriageForward() {
+	fmt.Printf(r.formats.left, 1000)
 }
 
-func (r *Renderer) setCursorForRightWrite(text string, offset int) string {
+func (r *Renderer) setCursorForRightWrite(text string, offset int) {
 	strippedLen := r.lenWithoutANSI(text) + -offset
-	return fmt.Sprintf(r.formats.right, strippedLen)
+	fmt.Printf(r.formats.right, strippedLen)
 }
 
-func (r *Renderer) changeLine(numberOfLines int) string {
+func (r *Renderer) changeLine(numberOfLines int) {
 	position := "B"
 	if numberOfLines < 0 {
 		position = "F"
 		numberOfLines = -numberOfLines
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf(r.formats.linechange, numberOfLines, position)
+	fmt.Printf(r.formats.linechange, numberOfLines, position)
 }
 
 func (r *Renderer) setConsoleTitle(title string) {