diff --git a/src/logger.c b/src/logger.c
index f886ba4c..6765cc5a 100644
--- a/src/logger.c
+++ b/src/logger.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void reopenlogger() {
 	fflush(logfile);
 	FILE *newfile = fopen(logfilename, "a");
 	if(!newfile) {
-		logger(LOG_ERR, "Unable to reopen log file %s: %s\n", logfilename, strerror(errno));
+		logger(LOG_ERR, "Unable to reopen log file %s: %s", logfilename, strerror(errno));
 		return;
 	}
 	fclose(logfile);