diff --git a/configfile.c b/configfile.c
index af63cffa..387eb4d3 100644
--- a/configfile.c
+++ b/configfile.c
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ reload_config(t_configuration_options *orig_options)
 	if (config_errors.head != NULL)
 	{
 		/* XXX dump errors to log */
-		log_warning(_("unable to parse new configuration, retaining current configuration\n"));
+		log_warning(_("unable to parse new configuration, retaining current configuration"));
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ reload_config(t_configuration_options *orig_options)
 
 	if (strcmp(new_options.node_name, orig_options->node_name) != 0)
 	{
-		log_warning(_("\"node_name\" cannot be changed, keeping current configuration\n"));
+		log_warning(_("\"node_name\" cannot be changed, keeping current configuration"));
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/repmgr-action-bdr.c b/repmgr-action-bdr.c
index 78e4fa4e..6c828a66 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-bdr.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-bdr.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ do_bdr_register(void)
 		if (node_exists == false)
 		{
 			log_error(_("no BDR node with node_name \"%s\" found"), config_file_options.node_name);
-			log_hint(_("\"node_name\" in repmgr.conf must match \"node_name\" in bdr.bdr_nodes\n"));
+			log_hint(_("\"node_name\" in repmgr.conf must match \"node_name\" in bdr.bdr_nodes"));
 			PQfinish(conn);
 			exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
 		}
@@ -272,8 +272,9 @@ do_bdr_register(void)
 		{
 			appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details, _("node record updated for node '%s' (%i)"),
 							  config_file_options.node_name, config_file_options.node_id);
-			log_verbose(LOG_NOTICE, "%s\n", event_details.data);
+			log_verbose(LOG_NOTICE, "%s", event_details.data);
 		}
+		else
 		{
 			success = false;
 		}
diff --git a/repmgr-action-cluster.c b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
index 053fcbca..f1688eaf 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-cluster.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ do_cluster_show(void)
 	ItemList	warnings = {NULL, NULL};
 
 	/* Connect to local database to obtain cluster connection data */
-	log_verbose(LOG_INFO, _("connecting to database\n"));
+	log_verbose(LOG_INFO, _("connecting to database"));
 
 	if (strlen(config_file_options.conninfo))
 		conn = establish_db_connection(config_file_options.conninfo, true);
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ build_cluster_crosscheck(t_node_status_cube ***dest_cube, int *name_length)
 	int			node_count = 0;
 
 	/* We need to connect to get the list of nodes */
-	log_info(_("connecting to database\n"));
+	log_info(_("connecting to database"));
 
 	if (strlen(config_file_options.conninfo))
 		conn = establish_db_connection(config_file_options.conninfo, true);
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ do_cluster_cleanup(void)
 	if (vacuum_table(primary_conn, "repmgr.monitoring_history") == false)
 	{
 		/* annoying if this fails, but not fatal */
-		log_warning(_("unable to vacuum table repmgr.monitoring_history\n"));
+		log_warning(_("unable to vacuum table \"repmgr.monitoring_history\""));
 		log_detail("%s", PQerrorMessage(primary_conn));
 	}
 
diff --git a/repmgr-action-standby.c b/repmgr-action-standby.c
index ad1a7341..7ff5c93a 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-standby.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-standby.c
@@ -4039,7 +4039,7 @@ run_file_backup(t_node_info *node_record)
 							make_barman_ssh_command(barman_command_buf),
 							config_file_options.barman_server);
 
-			log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, "executing:\n  %s\n", command);
+			log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, "executing:\n  %s", command);
 
 			fi = popen(command, "r");
 			if (fi == NULL)