diff --git a/check_reboot-required b/check_reboot-required
index 266c3dc..ece562b 100644
--- a/check_reboot-required
+++ b/check_reboot-required
@@ -122,12 +122,13 @@ function check_redhat() {
     check_running_kernel
   fi
 
+  output_clean=$(needs-restarting -r | xargs)
   output=$(needs-restarting -r | xargs)
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "No reboot required: ${output}"
+    echo "No reboot required: ${output_clean}"
     exit ${OK_EXIT_CODE}
   elif [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-    EXIT_MSG_BODY="${output}"
+    EXIT_MSG_BODY="${output_clean}"
     if [ "${warn_only}" == "true" ]; then
       EXIT_MSG=${WARNING_MSG}
       EXIT_CODE=${WARNING_EXIT_CODE}