diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template
index a88a40b0f..356a9f139 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Gradido is currently updating...<br>
-please stand by and try again in some minutes<br>
-<br>
\ No newline at end of file
+<pre>
+Gradido is currently updating...
+please stand by and try again in some minutes
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
index 9863bbc2a..ede5cab5d 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ TODAY=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")
 exec 3>&1 1>>$UPDATE_HTML 2>&1
 
 # configure nginx for the update-page
-echo 'Configuring nginx to serve the update-page<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Configuring nginx to serve the update-page' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/gradido.conf
 ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
 sudo /etc/init.d/nginx restart
 
 # stop all services
-echo 'Stopping all Gradido services<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Stopping all Gradido services' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 pm2 stop all
 
 # git
 BRANCH=${1:-master}
-echo "Starting with git pull - branch:$BRANCH<br>" >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo "Starting with git pull - branch:$BRANCH" >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT
 # TODO: this overfetches alot, but ensures we can use start.sh with tags
 git fetch origin --all
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ git pull
 export BUILD_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 
 # Generate gradido.conf from template
-echo 'Generate new gradido nginx config<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Generate new gradido nginx config' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 case "$NGINX_SSL" in
  true) TEMPLATE_FILE="gradido.conf.ssl.template" ;;
     *) TEMPLATE_FILE="gradido.conf.template" ;;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ esac
 envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE > $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/gradido.conf
 
 # Generate update-page.conf from template
-echo 'Generate new update-page nginx config<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Generate new update-page nginx config' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 case "$NGINX_SSL" in
  true) TEMPLATE_FILE="update-page.conf.ssl.template" ;;
     *) TEMPLATE_FILE="update-page.conf.template" ;;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend/.env
 envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/admin/.env.template > $PROJECT_ROOT/admin/.env
 
 # Install & build database
-echo 'Updating database<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Updating database' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/database
 yarn install
 yarn build
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Install & build backend
-echo 'Updating backend<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Updating backend' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/backend
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 unset NODE_ENV
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pm2 start --name gradido-backend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/backend start" -l $GR
 pm2 save
 
 # Install & build frontend
-echo 'Updating frontend<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Updating frontend' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 unset NODE_ENV
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pm2 start --name gradido-frontend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend start" -l $
 pm2 save
 
 # Install & build admin
-echo 'Updating admin<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Updating admin' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/admin
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 unset NODE_ENV
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pm2 start --name gradido-admin "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/admin start" -l $GRADID
 pm2 save
 
 # let nginx showing gradido
-echo 'Configuring nginx to serve gradido again<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Configuring nginx to serve gradido again' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
 rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/update-page.conf
 sudo /etc/init.d/nginx restart