diff --git a/src/mech/src/core/core-cli.c b/src/mech/src/core/core-cli.c
index fb965a8a..b9919e77 100644
--- a/src/mech/src/core/core-cli.c
+++ b/src/mech/src/core/core-cli.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int cli_exec_log(clicon_handle h, cvec *cvv, cvec *argv)
 	if (!strncmp("follow", cv_string_get(cvec_i(cvv, 0)), 6))
 		snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "tail -F ");
 	else
-		snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "cat ");
+		snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "more ");
 
 	cv = cvec_find(cvv, "fn");
 	if (cv) {