diff --git a/evomaintenance.sh b/evomaintenance.sh
index d997ab7..0eb33b0 100755
--- a/evomaintenance.sh
+++ b/evomaintenance.sh
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ get_who() {
 }
 
 get_begin_date() {
-    echo "$(date "+%Y") $(echo $(get_who) | cut -d" " -f3,4,5)"
+    printf "%s %s" "$(date "+%Y")" "$(get_who | cut -d" " -f3,4,5)"
 }
 
 get_ip() {
-    ip=$(echo $(get_who) | cut -d" " -f6 | sed -e "s/^(// ; s/)$//")
+    ip=$(get_who | cut -d" " -f6 | sed -e "s/^(// ; s/)$//")
     [ -z "${ip}" ] && ip="unknown (no tty)"
     [ "${ip}" = ":0" ] && ip="localhost"