diff --git a/arch-install b/arch-install
index 23dfd58..5a1218f 100755
--- a/arch-install
+++ b/arch-install
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function usbsecret() {
 function cron() {
     echo "cron-job snapshot"
     mkdir -p ${mountpoint}/var/spool/cron/
-    echo "0 18 * * * /usr/bin/snapshot make ROOT home opt var/cache/pacman/pkg " > ${mountpoint}/var/spool/cron/root
+    echo -n "0 18 * * * /usr/bin/snapshot make ROOT home opt var/cache/pacman/pkg " > ${mountpoint}/var/spool/cron/root
 
     # custom-mounts
     for wort in ${mountsnaps}