diff --git a/bin/git-stamp b/bin/git-stamp
index 1f0877c..84fbd62 100755
--- a/bin/git-stamp
+++ b/bin/git-stamp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ EOF
 
 error() {
   if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
-    local msg=$( echo "error: $1" | sed 's/\\n/\\n       /g' )
+    local msg=$( echo "error: $1" )
     echo -e "${msg}" >&2
   fi
   usage