diff --git a/afsk/main.c b/afsk/main.c
index 77808f0f..9c2009f3 100644
--- a/afsk/main.c
+++ b/afsk/main.c
@@ -197,24 +197,24 @@ mode = AFSK;
   // Open telemetry file with STEM Payload Data
   telem_file = fopen("/home/pi/CubeSatSim/telem.txt", "r");
   if (telem_file == NULL) {
-    printf("Creating telem file");
+    printf("Creating telem file\n");
     telem_file = fopen("/home/pi/CubeSatSim/telem.txt", "w");
     fprintf(telem_file, " ");
     fclose(telem_file);
     telem_file = fopen("/home/pi/CubeSatSim/sim.cfg", "r");
   }
-  printf("Opened telem file");	
+  printf("Opened telem file\n");	
 
   // Open configuration file with callsign and reset count	
   FILE * config_file = fopen("/home/pi/CubeSatSim/sim.cfg", "r");
   if (config_file == NULL) {
-    printf("Creating config file");
+    printf("Creating config file\n");
     config_file = fopen("/home/pi/CubeSatSim/sim.cfg", "w");
     fprintf(config_file, "%s %d", " ", 100);
     fclose(config_file);
     config_file = fopen("/home/pi/CubeSatSim/sim.cfg", "r");
   }
-  printf("Opened config file");	
+  printf("Opened config file\n");	
 	
 //  char * cfg_buf[100];
   fscanf(config_file, "%s %d %f %f", call, & reset_count, & lat_file, & long_file);
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ void get_tlm(void) {
       time_t timeStamp;
       time(&timeStamp);   // get timestamp 	    
       fprintf(telem_file, "%s %s", ctime(&timeStamp), sensor_payload);	 // write telemetry string to telem.txt file    
+      fflush(telem_file);
 	    
 // parse sensor payload
       float sensor[17];