diff --git a/bundles/backup-client/files/check_backup_last_run b/bundles/backup-client/files/check_backup_last_run
index 8cc6963..a5e0313 100644
--- a/bundles/backup-client/files/check_backup_last_run
+++ b/bundles/backup-client/files/check_backup_last_run
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ elif exitcode == 'abort_no_key':
     exit(1)
 else:
     # garbage in file
-    print(' '.join(status))
+    for line in status:
+        print(line)
     exit(3)
diff --git a/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup b/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
index 5c39909..b1351bf 100644
--- a/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
+++ b/bundles/backup-client/files/generate-backup
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 statusfile=/var/tmp/backup.monitoring
 ssh_login="${username}@${server}"
 
+NL=$'\n'
+
 if ! [[ -f /etc/backup.priv ]]
 then
     echo "abort_no_key" > "$statusfile"
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@ do_backup() {
     exitcode=$?
     if [[ $exitcode != 0 ]] && [[ $exitcode != 24 ]]
     then
-        rsync_errors+="\n$1 $exitcode"
+<%text>
+        rsync_errors+="${NL}${1} ${exitcode}"
+</%text>
     fi
 }