diff --git a/blocks.h b/blocks.h
index 57c0b73..41e7638 100644
--- a/blocks.h
+++ b/blocks.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
    delivered first. */
 
 /* pathu - path of the program whose output is used as status text of the block
-           (output of the program should end in a null or newline character)
  * pathc - path of the program used for handling clicks on the block */
 
 /* 1 interval = INTERVALs seconds, INTERVALn nanoseconds */
diff --git a/blocks/battery.sh b/blocks/battery.sh
index 6106114..df98fc8 100755
--- a/blocks/battery.sh
+++ b/blocks/battery.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 ICON=""
 read -r capacity </sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity
-printf "$ICON%s%%\n" "$capacity"
+printf "$ICON%s%%" "$capacity"
diff --git a/blocks/calendar.sh b/blocks/calendar.sh
index 52f2106..72a0a5b 100755
--- a/blocks/calendar.sh
+++ b/blocks/calendar.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 ICON=""
-printf "$ICON%s\n" "$(date '+%a, %b %d, %R')"
+printf "$ICON%s" "$(date '+%a, %b %d, %R')"
diff --git a/blocks/cpu_temp.sh b/blocks/cpu_temp.sh
index 2af2b89..e660639 100755
--- a/blocks/cpu_temp.sh
+++ b/blocks/cpu_temp.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ read -r temp </sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp
 temp=${temp%???}
 
 if [ "$temp" -lt "$crit" ] ; then
-    printf "$ICONn%s°C\n" "$temp"
+    printf "$ICONn%s°C" "$temp"
 else
-    printf "$ICONc%s°C\n" "$temp"
+    printf "$ICONc%s°C" "$temp"
 fi
diff --git a/dwmblocks.c b/dwmblocks.c
index 5fb6278..96cfb6f 100644
--- a/dwmblocks.c
+++ b/dwmblocks.c
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ updateblock(Block *block, int sigval)
                                 exit(1);
                         }
                         close(fd[0]);
+                        block->curcmdout[block->curcmdout[trd - 1] == '\n' ? trd - 1 : trd] = '\0';
                 }
         }
 }
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ updatestatus()
         /* checking half of the function */
         for (; block->pathu; block++) {
                 c = block->curcmdout, p = block->prvcmdout;
-                for (; *c == *p && *c != '\n' && *c != '\0'; c++, p++);
+                for (; *c != '\0' && *c == *p; c++, p++);
                 s += c - block->curcmdout;
                 if (*c != *p)
                         goto update;
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ updatestatus()
         for (; block->pathu; block++) {
                 c = block->curcmdout, p = block->prvcmdout;
 update:
-                for (; *p = *c, *c != '\n' && *c != '\0'; c++, p++)
+                for (; (*p = *c) != '\0'; c++, p++)
                         *(s++) = *c;
                 if (c == block->curcmdout)
                         continue;