diff --git a/client/build/entrypoint.sh b/client/build/entrypoint.sh
index bd8d2c7..11f9894 100644
--- a/client/build/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/client/build/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ set -e
 
 chmod 600 /syncer/.ssh/id_syncer
 
-echo -e "\n[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Performing initial sync..."
+echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Performing initial sync..."
 /syncer/sync.sh > /proc/self/fd/1 2>/proc/self/fd/2
-echo -e "\n[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Creating cron job..."
+echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Creating cron job..."
 if [ "$SYNC_DELAY" == "true" ]; then
     echo "$SYNC_SCHEDULE /syncer/sync.sh delay > /proc/self/fd/1 2>/proc/self/fd/2" >> $CRONTAB_FILE
 else
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ EOF
     fi
 fi
 
-echo -e "\n[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Starting caddy..."
+echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Starting caddy..."
 /usr/sbin/caddy start -config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
 
-echo -e "\n[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Starting cron..."
+echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Starting cron..."
 exec "$@"
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diff --git a/client/build/sync.sh b/client/build/sync.sh
index c59603f..15bd920 100644
--- a/client/build/sync.sh
+++ b/client/build/sync.sh
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@ set -e
 
 # insert optional random delay
 if [ x$1 == x"delay" ]; then
-    echo -e "\n[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Waiting for random delay..."
+    echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Waiting for random delay..."
     sleep $(( RANDOM % SYNC_DELAY_MAX_SECONDS + 1 ))
-    echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Sync starts NOW!"
-else 
-    echo -e "\n[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Immediate sync starts NOW!"
 fi
 
+echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Sync sync starts NOW!"
 # sync
-echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Rsyncing content..."
 /usr/bin/rsync -e "ssh -l syncer -p $SYNC_PORT -i /syncer/.ssh/id_syncer -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" -av --exclude '*.json' $SYNC_PEER:/ /syncer/library
 
 # generate content library manifest
 echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Generating content library manifest..."
 /usr/bin/python3 /syncer/update_library_manifests.py -n 'Library' -p /syncer/library/
 
-echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Sync tasks complete!\n"
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+echo -e "[$(date +"%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S")] Sync tasks complete!"
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