diff --git a/.config/fish/functions/newrepo.fish b/.config/fish/functions/newrepo.fish
index f68c90bc..0619ef4e 100644
--- a/.config/fish/functions/newrepo.fish
+++ b/.config/fish/functions/newrepo.fish
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ function newrepo --argument-names name
     # check that some visibility is set
     set -l error_messages
     if not set -lq _flag_p && not set -lq _flag_P
-        set -a error_messages 'ERROR: Visibility must be either public or private!' \n
+        set -a error_messages 'ERROR: Visibility must be either public or private!'
     end
     # check that a provider is set
     if not set -lq _flag_a && not set -lq _flag_s && not set -lq _flag_g
-        set -a error_messages 'ERROR: Provider must be set!' \n
+        set -a error_messages 'ERROR: Provider must be set!'
     end
     if test (count $error_messages) -ne 0
-        echo $error_messages
+        for i in $error_messages
+            echo $i
+        end
         help
         return 1
     end