diff --git a/runcron b/runcron
index 4b20e4e..74303cd 100755
--- a/runcron
+++ b/runcron
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ ret=$?
 
 if [ "$ret" != 0 ] || [ -s /tmp/autorestic-err.log ]
 then
-        printf "Command failed with return code $ret and log:\n$(cat /tmp/autorestic-err.log)" | mail -s "Autorestic Backup: Failed" root
+        cat <(echo -e "Command failed with return code $ret and log:") /tmp/autorestic-err.log | mail -s "Autorestic Backup: Failed" root
 else
 	if [ $(wc -l < /tmp/autorestic.log) -gt 3 ]
 	then
-        	printf "Command successfully finished with the following log:\n$(cat /tmp/autorestic.log)" | mail -s "Autorestic Backup: Success" root
+        	cat <(echo -e "Command successfully finished with the following log:") /tmp/autorestic.log | mail -s "Autorestic Backup: Success" root
 	fi
 fi
diff --git a/runforget b/runforget
index 04e3f1e..be50f25 100755
--- a/runforget
+++ b/runforget
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ret=$?
 
 if [ "$ret" != 0 ] || [ -s /tmp/autorestic-prune-err.log ]
 then
-	printf "Command failed with return code $ret and log:\n$(cat /tmp/autorestic-prune-err.log)" | mail -s "Autorestic Pruning: Failed" root
+	cat <(echo -e "Command failed with return code $ret and log:") /tmp/autorestic-prune-err.log | mail -s "Autorestic Pruning: Failed" root
 else
-	printf "Command successfully finished with the following log:\n$(cat /tmp/autorestic-prune.log)" | mail -s "Autorestic Pruning: Success" root
-fi
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+	cat <(echo -e "Command successfully finished with the following log:") /tmp/autorestic-prune.log | mail -s "Autorestic Pruning: Success" root
+fi