diff --git a/stop.sh b/stop.sh
index 37c49f3..121279f 100755
--- a/stop.sh
+++ b/stop.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ cd $(dirname $0)
 PID=$(cat $PIDFILE 2>/dev/null)
 
 if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
-  echo "Stopping cowrie...\n"
+  echo "Stopping cowrie..."
   kill -TERM $PID
 fi