diff --git a/desks.sh b/desks.sh
index f5f0da9..ad5ddb8 100755
--- a/desks.sh
+++ b/desks.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # if we're feeling spartan, just print a simple string for the executor
 if [ -z $1 ]; then
-  echo " >>"
+  echo ""
 
 # if we pass '-x', spit a few hexadecimal bytes into the executor for eye-candy
 elif [ "$1" = "-x" ]; then