diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 4dd3e610..fa3b0bc7 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ void get_tlm(void) {
    if (mode == CW) {
     int channel;
     for (channel = 1; channel < 7; channel++) {
-      sprintf(tlm_str, "echo ' %d%d%d %d%d%d %d%d%d %d%d%d ' > cw%1d.txt",
+      sprintf(tlm_str, "echo -n ' %d%d%d %d%d%d %d%d%d %d%d%d ' > cw%1d.txt",
         channel, upper_digit(tlm[channel][1]), lower_digit(tlm[channel][1]),
         channel, upper_digit(tlm[channel][2]), lower_digit(tlm[channel][2]),
         channel, upper_digit(tlm[channel][3]), lower_digit(tlm[channel][3]),
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ void get_tlm(void) {
 
     }
     if (c2cStatus != 0) {	   
-      FILE *file_append = sopen("echo ' C' >> cw6.txt");
+      FILE *file_append = sopen("echo 'C' >> cw6.txt");
       fclose(file_append);
     }
   } else {  // APRS