diff --git a/request.c b/request.c
index 0f6310bf..21296f3c 100644
--- a/request.c
+++ b/request.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void process_request(char *client_message, int *sock)
 
 	if(!processed)
 	{
-		sprintf(server_message,"unknown command: %s\n",client_message);
+		sprintf(server_message,"unknown command: %s",client_message);
 		swrite(server_message, *sock);
 	}