diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index d8f1ee90..abf561d5 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ NODEUPDATES() {
 		for nodecmd in /tmp/.nodeupdate.*.done; do
 			if [[ "${nodecmd}" != *"*"* ]]; then
 				nodecmd_output=$(cat ${nodecmd})
-				[ "${nodecmd_output}" != "" ] && echo -e "${nodecmd_output}\n"
+				[ "${nodecmd_output}" != "" ] && echo -e "${nodecmd_output}"
 				rm -f ${nodecmd}
 				((nc_count++))
 			fi