diff --git a/checker/checker.sh b/checker/checker.sh
index 0dc92c50d04f8964eff532d5f623addb8275f4c9..ebb57e65969a53167efae1fabce57326809981b4 100755
--- a/checker/checker.sh
+++ b/checker/checker.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit 1
 
 # Mark for Moodle trace cleanup
-[ -n "$CI" ] && echo "VMCHECKER_TRACE_CLEANUP\n"
+[ -n "$CI" ] && echo "VMCHECKER_TRACE_CLEANUP"
 
 EXECUTABLE="../src/perfect"
 TIMEOUT_DURATION=10