diff --git a/django_code/apps/cloudmanager/utils.py b/django_code/apps/cloudmanager/utils.py
index 7eff784..cebfe21 100644
--- a/django_code/apps/cloudmanager/utils.py
+++ b/django_code/apps/cloudmanager/utils.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def retrieve_and_apply(verbose=False):
         else:
             echo = "Starting -> name: "+str(server[1])+" namespace: "+str(server[0])+" replicas: "+str(server[2]) 
             output += str(echo)
-            output =+ "\n"
+            output += "\n"
             print(echo)
              
             scale_up(namespace_name=server[1],deploy_name=server[0],replicas=server[2])
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def retrieve_and_apply(verbose=False):
             
             echo = "Shutting down -> name: "+str(server[1])+" namespace: "+str(server[0])+" replicas: "+str(server[2])
             output += str(echo)
-            output =+ str("\n")
+            output += str("\n")
             print(echo)
             scale_down(namespace_name=server[1],deploy_name=server[0])