diff --git a/scripts/build_packages.py b/scripts/build_packages.py
index 107637a..201cb07 100644
--- a/scripts/build_packages.py
+++ b/scripts/build_packages.py
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ SERVICES = [
 
 cargo_path = os.path.join(USER_PATH, ".cargo/bin/cargo")
 
-print("\n[ BUILDING AND UPDATING MICROSERVICE PACKAGES ]\n")
+print("[ BUILDING AND UPDATING MICROSERVICE PACKAGES ]")
 for service in SERVICES:
     service_name = service["name"]
     service_path = os.path.join(MICROSERVICES_SRC_DIR, service_name)
-    print("\n[ BUILIDING SERVICE {} ]\n".format(service_name))
+    print("[ BUILIDING SERVICE {} ]".format(service_name))
     subprocess.call(["git", "pull"], cwd=service_path)
     debian_package_path = subprocess.run(
         [
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ for service in SERVICES:
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.decode("utf-8").strip()
     subprocess.call(["cp", debian_package_path, MICROSERVICES_DEB_DIR])
 
-print("\n[ ADDING PACKAGES TO FREIGHT LIBRARY ]\n")
+print("[ ADDING PACKAGES TO FREIGHT LIBRARY ]")
 for package in os.scandir(MICROSERVICES_DEB_DIR):
     if package.name.endswith(".deb"):
-        print("\n[ ADDING PACKAGE {} ]\n".format(package.name))
+        print("[ ADDING PACKAGE {} ]".format(package.name))
         subprocess.call(["freight", "add", "-c", FREIGHT_CONF,
                          package.path, "apt/buster"])
 
-print("\n[ ADDING PACKAGES TO FREIGHT CACHE ]\n")
+print("[ ADDING PACKAGES TO FREIGHT CACHE ]")
 # needs to be run as sudo user
 subprocess.call(["sudo", "freight", "cache", "-g",
                  GPG_KEY_EMAIL, "-p", GPG_KEY_PASS_FILE])
 
-print("\n[ MICROSERVICE PACKAGE ARCHIVE UPDATED ]")
+print("[ MICROSERVICE PACKAGE ARCHIVE UPDATED ]")
diff --git a/scripts/setup_build_env.py b/scripts/setup_build_env.py
index 6fcd39c..0a70f89 100644
--- a/scripts/setup_build_env.py
+++ b/scripts/setup_build_env.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 # update rust installation
 if args.update:
-    print("\n[ UPDATING RUST ]\n")
+    print("[ UPDATING RUST ]")
     rustup_path = os.path.join(USER_PATH, ".cargo/bin/rustup")
     if not os.path.exists(rustup_path):
         print("rustup installation not found")
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if args.update:
 else:
     # initialize debian package build environment from a blank slate
     # (but this code is idempotent so it can be re-run if already initialized)
-    print("\n[ INSTALLING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ]\n")
+    print("[ INSTALLING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ]")
     subprocess.call(["sudo",
                      "apt-get",
                      "install",
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ else:
                      "gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu",
                      ])
 
-    print("\n[ CREATING DIRECTORIES ]\n")
+    print("[ CREATING DIRECTORIES ]")
     folders = [MICROSERVICES_SRC_DIR, FREIGHT_CACHE, FREIGHT_LIB]
     for folder in folders:
         if not os.path.exists(folder):
             os.makedirs(folder)
 
-    print("\n[ INSTALLING RUST ]\n")
+    print("[ INSTALLING RUST ]")
     rustc_path = os.path.join(USER_PATH, ".cargo/bin/rustc")
     if not os.path.exists(rustc_path):
         first_command = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -84,25 +84,25 @@ else:
             ["sh", "-s", "--", "-y"], stdin=first_command.stdout)
         first_command.wait()
 
-    print("\n[ INSTALLING CARGO-DEB ]\n")
+    print("[ INSTALLING CARGO-DEB ]")
     cargo_deb_path = os.path.join(USER_PATH, ".cargo/bin/cargo-deb")
     if not os.path.exists(cargo_deb_path):
         subprocess.call([cargo_path, "install", "cargo-deb"])
 
-    print("\n[ INSTALL TOOLCHAIN FOR CROSS-COMPILATION ]\n")
+    print("[ INSTALL TOOLCHAIN FOR CROSS-COMPILATION ]")
     rustup_path = os.path.join(USER_PATH, ".cargo/bin/rustup")
     subprocess.call([rustup_path, "target", "add",
                      "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"])
     subprocess.call([rustup_path, "toolchain", "install",
                      "nightly-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"])
 
-    print("\n[ INSTALLING FREIGHT ]\n")
+    print("[ INSTALLING FREIGHT ]")
     freight_path = os.path.join(AUTOMATION_DIR, "freight")
     if not os.path.exists(freight_path):
         subprocess.call(
             ["git", "clone", "https://github.com/freight-team/freight.git", freight_path])
 
-    print("\n[ CONFIGURING FREIGHT ]\n")
+    print("[ CONFIGURING FREIGHT ]")
     freight_conf_tmp_path = os.path.join(USER_PATH, "freight.conf")
     render_template(
         src="freight.conf",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ else:
     )
     subprocess.call(["sudo", "cp", freight_conf_tmp_path, FREIGHT_CONF])
 
-    print("\n[ PULLING MICROSERVICES CODE FROM GITHUB ]\n")
+    print("[ PULLING MICROSERVICES CODE FROM GITHUB ]")
     for service in SERVICES:
         name = service["name"]
         repo_url = service["repo_url"]
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ else:
         if not os.path.exists(service_path):
             subprocess.call(["git", "clone", repo_url, service_path])
 
-    print("\n[ EXPORTING PUBLIC GPG KEY ]\n")
+    print("[ EXPORTING PUBLIC GPG KEY ]")
     output_path = "{}/peach_pub.gpg".format(FREIGHT_CACHE)
     if not os.path.exists(output_path):
         subprocess.call(["gpg", "--armor", "--output",
                          output_path, "--export", GPG_KEY_EMAIL])
 
-    print("\n[ COPYING NGINX CONFIG ]\n")
+    print("[ COPYING NGINX CONFIG ]")
     nginx_conf_tmp_path = os.path.join(USER_PATH, "apt.peachcloud.org")
     render_template(
         src="nginx_debian.conf",
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@ else:
     subprocess.call(["sudo", "cp", nginx_conf_tmp_path,
                      "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/apt.peachcloud.org"])
 
-    print("\n[ DEBIAN PACKAGE BUILD ENVIRONMENT SETUP COMPLETE ]")
+    print("[ DEBIAN PACKAGE BUILD ENVIRONMENT SETUP COMPLETE ]")