diff --git a/check_ssl_certs b/check_ssl_certs
index a54dda99f5b00281d49af86f2a75c8539305ed25..5d4b71c6a151a1ba9cb10e1f498054b54c0c70c2 100755
--- a/check_ssl_certs
+++ b/check_ssl_certs
@@ -139,11 +139,12 @@ do
             else
                     result="OK"
             fi
-            shortstatus="${shortstatus}${result} ${mySubject} [${iLeft}d] |"
+            shortstatus="${shortstatus}${result} ${mySubject} [${iLeft}d] | "
             fullstatus="${fullstatus}
 ----- $iCounter/ $iTotal: ${mySubject} - $iLeft days 
 $( echo "$data" | grep -E "(DNS:|Issuer:|Not\ |Subject:)" | sed 's#^\ *##g')
-File: $mycert"
+File: $mycert
+"
 
             ph.perfadd "ssl-$mySubject"       "${iLeft}"       "" "" 0 ""
         fi
@@ -163,7 +164,6 @@ fi
 
 ph.status "SSL certs | $shortstatus"
 echo "$fullstatus"
-echo
 echo "INFO: warning below $iWarn d before expiration; raise to critical $iCrit days before"
 echo