diff --git a/pkg/git/read.go b/pkg/git/read.go
index aa125fc5..eaa5d319 100644
--- a/pkg/git/read.go
+++ b/pkg/git/read.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ func IsClean(repoPath string) (bool, error) {
 	}
 
 	if status.String() != "" {
-		log.Debugf("discovered git status in %s: %s", repoPath, status.String())
+		noNewline := strings.TrimSuffix(status.String(), "\n")
+		log.Debugf("discovered git status in %s: %s", repoPath, noNewline)
 	} else {
 		log.Debugf("discovered clean git status in %s", repoPath)
 	}