diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-database b/src/freedombone-utils-database
index 13a7e3fd..2e6cf1e7 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-database
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-database
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ function backup_database_local {
 
     backup_databases_script=/usr/bin/backupdatabases
     if ! grep -q "# Backup the ${database_name} database" $backup_databases_script; then
-        echo '' >> $backup_databases_script
         echo "# Backup the ${database_name} database" >> $backup_databases_script
         echo "TEMPFILE=/root/${database_name}.sql" >> $backup_databases_script
         echo 'DAILYFILE=/var/backups/${database_name}_daily.sql' >> $backup_databases_script
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ function backup_database_local {
 
     weekly_backup_script=/etc/cron.weekly/backupdatabasesweekly
     if ! grep -q "Backup ${database_name}" ${weekly_backup_script}; then
-        echo '' >> ${weekly_backup_script}
         echo "# Backup ${database_name}" >> ${weekly_backup_script}
         echo "if [ -f /var/backups/${database_name}_weekly.sql ]; then" >> ${weekly_backup_script}
         echo "  cp -f /var/backups/${database_name}_weekly.sql /var/backups/${database_name}_2weekly.sql" >> ${weekly_backup_script}
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ function backup_database_local {
 
     monthly_backup_script=/etc/cron.monthly/backupdatabasesmonthly
     if ! grep -q "Backup ${database_name}" ${monthly_backup_script}; then
-        echo '' >> ${monthly_backup_script}
         echo "# Backup ${database_name}" >> ${monthly_backup_script}
         echo "if [ -f /var/backups/${database_name}_monthly.sql ]; then" >> ${monthly_backup_script}
         echo "  cp -f /var/backups/${database_name}_monthly.sql /var/backups/${database_name}_2monthly.sql" >> ${monthly_backup_script}