diff --git a/src/python/dxpy/scripts/dx.py b/src/python/dxpy/scripts/dx.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100755
--- a/src/python/dxpy/scripts/dx.py
+++ b/src/python/dxpy/scripts/dx.py
@@ -1288,16 +1288,15 @@ def new_user(args):
                        prepend_srv=False,
                        max_retries=0)
 
+    user_id = "user-" + args.username.lower()
     if args.org is not None:
         # Invite new user to org.
         dxpy.api.org_invite(args.org, get_org_invite_args(args))
 
     if args.brief:
-        print("user-" + args.username.lower())
+        print(user_id)
     else:
-        print(fill("Created new user account (user-{u})".format(
-            u=args.username
-        )))
+        print(fill("Created new user account ({u})".format(u=user_id)))
 
 
 def new_project(args):
Fix `dx new user` printing.

(Addendum to <I>ef9fc.)