diff --git a/cli/recipe/new.go b/cli/recipe/new.go
index 40f87d7e..a5380e39 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/new.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/new.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var RecipeNewCommand = &cobra.Command{
 		if err := os.RemoveAll(gitRepo); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		log.Debugf("removed example git repo in %s", gitRepo)
+		log.Debugf("removed .git repo in %s", gitRepo)
 
 		meta := newRecipeMeta(recipeName)
 
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ var RecipeNewCommand = &cobra.Command{
 			if err := os.WriteFile(path, templated.Bytes(), 0o644); err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
-
 		}
 
 		if err := git.Init(r.Dir, true, gitName, gitEmail); err != nil {