diff --git a/src/guacenc/video.c b/src/guacenc/video.c
index 4d2bcf47..fdb3f359 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/video.c
+++ b/src/guacenc/video.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ guacenc_video* guacenc_video_alloc(const char* path, const char* codec_name,
     /* allocate the output media context */
     avformat_alloc_output_context2(&container_format_context, NULL, NULL, path);
     if (container_format_context == NULL) {
-        guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to determine container from output file name\n");
+        guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to determine container from output file name");
         goto fail_codec;
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ guacenc_video* guacenc_video_alloc(const char* path, const char* codec_name,
     video_stream = NULL;
     video_stream = avformat_new_stream(container_format_context, codec);
     if (video_stream == NULL) {
-        guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Could not allocate encoder stream. Cannot continue.\n");
+        guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Could not allocate encoder stream. Cannot continue.");
         goto fail_format_context;
     }
     video_stream->id = container_format_context->nb_streams - 1;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ guacenc_video* guacenc_video_alloc(const char* path, const char* codec_name,
     if (!(container_format->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE)) {
         ret = avio_open(&container_format_context->pb, path, AVIO_FLAG_WRITE);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Error occurred while opening output file.\n");
+            guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Error occurred while opening output file.");
             goto fail_output_avio;
         }
     }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ guacenc_video* guacenc_video_alloc(const char* path, const char* codec_name,
     /* write the stream header, if needed */
     ret = avformat_write_header(container_format_context, NULL);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Error occurred while writing output file header.\n");
+        guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Error occurred while writing output file header.");
         failed_header = true;
         goto fail_output_file;
     }
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ int guacenc_video_free(guacenc_video* video) {
     /* write trailer, if needed */
     if (video->container_format_context != NULL &&
             video->output_stream != NULL) {
-        guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Writing trailer: %d\n",
+        guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Writing trailer: %d",
                 av_write_trailer(video->container_format_context) == 0 ?
                         "success" : "failure");
     }