diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 0d52e5c16..821feed73 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ EOF
 
 # check if the FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE is not empty
 if (( ${#FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE[@]} != 0 )); then
-  echo "The following additional information applies specifically to your grid:\n"
+  echo "The following additional information applies specifically to your grid:"
   for m in "${FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE[@]}"; do
     echo "$m"
     echo