diff --git a/cmd/log.go b/cmd/log.go
index 5a99257..b2fe543 100644
--- a/cmd/log.go
+++ b/cmd/log.go
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ var logCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			)
 		}
 
-		log.Println("\n", text.BuildHistory(commitMessages))
+		log.Println(text.BuildHistory(commitMessages))
 	},
 }
diff --git a/internal/text/build_history.go b/internal/text/build_history.go
index 01fae2c..ab7a359 100644
--- a/internal/text/build_history.go
+++ b/internal/text/build_history.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 // BuildHistory takes commit messages and builds a complete list
 func BuildHistory(messages []string) string {
 	builder := strings.Builder{}
+	builder.WriteString("\n")
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(messages); i++ {
 		builder.WriteString("- ")