diff --git a/bin/git-repl b/bin/git-repl
index 2f582922d..d1fe1518b 100755
--- a/bin/git-repl
+++ b/bin/git-repl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 while true; do
   # Readline
-  read -e -r -p "git> " cmd
+  read -r -p "git> " cmd
 
   # EOF
   test $? -ne 0 && break
diff --git a/bin/git-summary b/bin/git-summary
index 64694fa73..9996b268e 100755
--- a/bin/git-summary
+++ b/bin/git-summary
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ echo
 echo " project: $project"
 echo " commits: $commit_count"
 echo " files  : $file_count"
-echo " authors: \n$authors"
+echo " authors: "
+echo "$authors"
 echo
\ No newline at end of file