diff --git a/cronjobs/auto_payout.php b/cronjobs/auto_payout.php
index c55cc913..548e5de8 100755
--- a/cronjobs/auto_payout.php
+++ b/cronjobs/auto_payout.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 require_once('shared.inc.php');
 
 if ($bitcoin->can_connect() !== true) {
-  $log->logFatal(" unable to connect to RPC server, exiting\n");
+  $log->logFatal(" unable to connect to RPC server, exiting");
   $monitoring->setStatus($cron_name . "_active", "yesno", 0);
   $monitoring->setStatus($cron_name . "_message", "message", "Unable to connect to RPC server");
   $monitoring->setStatus($cron_name . "_status", "okerror", 1);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if ($bitcoin->can_connect() !== true) {
 $users = $user->getAllAutoPayout();
 
 // Quick summary
-$log->logInfo(" found " . count($users) . " queued payout(s)\n");
+$log->logInfo(" found " . count($users) . " queued payout(s)");
 
 // Go through users and run transactions
 if (! empty($users)) {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ if (! empty($users)) {
     }
   }
 } else {
-  $log->logDebug("  no user has configured their AP > 0\n");
+  $log->logDebug("  no user has configured their AP > 0");
 }
 
 // Cron cleanup and monitoring