diff --git a/src/mpi/serialize.cpp b/src/mpi/serialize.cpp
index 2f45358..d3ed3d4 100644
--- a/src/mpi/serialize.cpp
+++ b/src/mpi/serialize.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void serialization_unit_testing(AGGenInstance &instance, boost::mpi::communicato
 
     //std::cout << "\nHello from process " << world.rank() << " of " << world.size()
     //    << " running on " << hammer_host << "." << std::endl;
-    std::string rollcall = "\nHello from process " + std::to_string(world.rank())\
+    std::string rollcall = "Hello from process " + std::to_string(world.rank())\
      + " of " + std::to_string(world.size()) + " running on "\
       + str_host + ".";