diff --git a/spylon_kernel/scala_interpreter.py b/spylon_kernel/scala_interpreter.py
index 01a2757..4133278 100644
--- a/spylon_kernel/scala_interpreter.py
+++ b/spylon_kernel/scala_interpreter.py
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ def get_web_ui_url(sc):
     if conf.getBoolean("spark.ui.reverseProxy", False):
         proxy_url = conf.get("spark.ui.reverseProxyUrl", "")
         if proxy_url:
-            web_ui_url = "Spark Context Web UI is available at ${proxy_url}/proxy/${application_id}".format(
+            web_ui_url = "{proxy_url}/proxy/{application_id}".format(
                 proxy_url=proxy_url, application_id=sc.applicationId)
         else:
-            web_ui_url = "Spark Context Web UI is available at Spark Master Public URL"
+            web_ui_url = "Spark Master Public URL"
     else:
         # For spark 2.0 compatibility we have to retrieve this from the scala side.
         joption = sc._jsc.sc().uiWebUrl()
diff --git a/spylon_kernel/scala_magic.py b/spylon_kernel/scala_magic.py
index 8107520..f837431 100644
--- a/spylon_kernel/scala_magic.py
+++ b/spylon_kernel/scala_magic.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _get_scala_interpreter(self):
         """
         if self._interp is None:
             assert isinstance(self.kernel, MetaKernel)
-            self.kernel.Display("Intitializing scala interpreter....")
+            self.kernel.Display(TextOutput("Intitializing scala interpreter...."))
             self._interp = get_scala_interpreter()
             # Ensure that spark is available in the python session as well.
             self.kernel.cell_magics['python'].env['spark'] = self._interp.spark_session
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ def _get_scala_interpreter(self):
 
             sc = self._interp.sc
             self.kernel.Display(TextOutput(dedent("""\
-                {webui}
-                Spark context available as 'sc' (master = {master}, app id = {app_id}
-                Spark context available as 'sc'"
+                Web ui available at {webui}
+                Spark context available as 'sc' (master = {master}, app id = {app_id})
+                Spark session available as 'spark'
                 """.format(
                 master=sc.master,
                 app_id=sc.applicationId,