diff --git a/scripts/release/wait-for-done.sh b/scripts/release/wait-for-done.sh
index 5b20506c..feca2192 100755
--- a/scripts/release/wait-for-done.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/wait-for-done.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+type cowsay >/dev/null 2>&1 || cowsay() { :; }
+
 VERSION=$1
-until http -h --check-status --ignore-stdin https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/springframework/ldap/spring-ldap-core/$VERSION/; do sleep 10; clear; done; spd-say "It is now uploaded"
+until http -h --check-status --ignore-stdin https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/springframework/ldap/spring-ldap-core/$VERSION/; do sleep 10; clear; done; spd-say "It is now uploaded" && cowsay "It is now uploaded"