diff --git a/setup/so-preflight b/setup/so-preflight
index 5613c1f31..5a03afee0 100755
--- a/setup/so-preflight
+++ b/setup/so-preflight
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ __check_url_arr() {
 		done
 
 		if [[ $ret == 0 ]]; then
-            success_str="Successfully reached $url"
+			url_success_str="Successfully reached $url"
 			if [[ $status -ge 400 ]]; then
-				echo "$warning_prefix $success_str but server responded with HTTP code $status." >> "$preflight_log"
+				echo "$warning_prefix $url_success_str but server responded with HTTP code $status." >> "$preflight_log"
 			else
-				echo "$info_prefix $success_str." >> "$preflight_log"
+				printf '%s\n' "$info_prefix $url_success_str." >> "$preflight_log"
 			fi
 		else
 			ret_code=1