diff --git a/plugins/syncthing/syncthing_ b/plugins/syncthing/syncthing_
index 25ac50c0..d0a94de2 100755
--- a/plugins/syncthing/syncthing_
+++ b/plugins/syncthing/syncthing_
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ EOM
             CONNECTIONS=$("$CURL" -s -X GET -H "X-API-Key: $syncthing_apikey" "$syncthing_proto://$syncthing_host:$syncthing_port/rest/system/connections")
             IBT=$(echo "$CONNECTIONS" | "$JQ" '.total | .inBytesTotal')
             OBT=$(echo "$CONNECTIONS" | "$JQ" '.total | .outBytesTotal')
-            printf "syncthing_transfer_up.value %s\\n" "$IBT"
-            printf "syncthing_transfer_down.value %s\\n" "$OBT"
+            printf "syncthing_transfer_up.value %s\n" "$IBT"
+            printf "syncthing_transfer_down.value %s\n" "$OBT"
     esac
 }