diff --git a/urchin b/urchin
index f310aee..6b8de98 100755
--- a/urchin
+++ b/urchin
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ recurse() {
       then
       # On success, print a '✓'
       printf '\033[32m✓ \033[0m'
-      echo "${potential_test}"
-      echo "${potential_test} passed" >> "$logfile"
+      printf '%s\n' "${potential_test}"
+      printf '%s\n' "${potential_test} passed" >> "$logfile"
     else
       # On fail, print a red '✗'
       printf '\033[31m✗ \033[0m'
-      echo "${potential_test}"
-      echo "${potential_test} failed" >> "$logfile"
+      printf '%s\n' "${potential_test}"
+      printf '%s\n' "${potential_test} failed" >> "$logfile"
       cat "$stdout_file"
     fi
     rm "$stdout_file"