diff --git a/lib/globals.sh b/lib/globals.sh
index aacd7f2..b3d57bb 100644
--- a/lib/globals.sh
+++ b/lib/globals.sh
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ alias do_sync='rsync -avhu --progress --delete --partial --links'
 
 ################### GLOBAL FUNCTIONS #########################
 msg() {
-    printf '>>>>>>>>>>>>[MESSAGE]: %s\n' "$*"
+    printf '>>>>>[MESSAGE]: %s\n' "$*"
 }
 errmsg() {
-    >&2 printf '>>>>>>>>>>>>[ERROR]: %s\n' "$*"
+    >&2 printf '>>>>>>[ERROR]: %s\n' "$*"
 }
 die() {
     errmsg "$*"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ die() {
 }
 debug() {
     if [ "$DEBUG" ] ; then
-        >&2 printf '>>>>>>>>>DEBUG: %s\n' "$*"
+        >&2 printf '>>>>>>DEBUG: %s\n' "$*"
     fi
 }
 isempty() {