diff --git a/bin/initDesktop b/bin/initDesktop
index 15d939e..e6f6d0a 100755
--- a/bin/initDesktop
+++ b/bin/initDesktop
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ set -aeo pipefail
 
 function new_log(){
     # script output
-    echo "\n****  [$*]  ***"
+    printf "\n****  [$*]  ***\n"
 }
 
 function log(){
-    echo "$*"
+    printf "$*\n"
 }
 
 function gnome_key_bindings(){
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function setup_dotfiles(){
     log "adding remote repo ($DOTFILES_REMOTE)"
     $dotf remote add origin "$DOTFILES_REMOTE"
 
-    if [[ -f "$HOME/.bachrc" ]];then
+    if [[ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]];then
         log "renaming local .bashrc to .bashrc.bak"
         mv "$HOME/.bashrc" "$HOME/.bashrc.bak"
     fi