diff --git a/system_files/shared/usr/libexec/check-sb-key.sh b/system_files/shared/usr/libexec/check-sb-key.sh
index e918fe177f8..6ec3e99ffcf 100755
--- a/system_files/shared/usr/libexec/check-sb-key.sh
+++ b/system_files/shared/usr/libexec/check-sb-key.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if [ $SB_ENABLED -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 if mokutil --test-key "$KEY_DER_FILE"; then 
-    echo "**WARNING**: $WARNING_MSG" > $KEY_WARN_FILE
+    echo "$WARNING_MSG" > $KEY_WARN_FILE
 else
     [ -e $KEY_WARN_FILE ] && rm $KEY_WARN_FILE
 fi
diff --git a/system_files/shared/usr/libexec/ublue-motd b/system_files/shared/usr/libexec/ublue-motd
index 114258e486f..56c3078d8dc 100755
--- a/system_files/shared/usr/libexec/ublue-motd
+++ b/system_files/shared/usr/libexec/ublue-motd
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if [[ -f "$TIP_FILE" ]]; then
 fi
 
 KEY_WARN_FILE="/run/user-motd-sbkey-warn.md"
-[ -e $KEY_WARN_FILE ] && KEY_WARN="$(cat $KEY_WARN_FILE)"
+[ -e $KEY_WARN_FILE ] && KEY_WARN="**WARNING**: $(cat $KEY_WARN_FILE)"
 KEY_WARN_ESCAPED=$(escape "$KEY_WARN")
 
 sed -e "s/%IMAGE_NAME%/$IMAGE_NAME_ESCAPED/g" \