diff --git a/lib/newfol/filemanip.py b/lib/newfol/filemanip.py
index 03fa06a..0e3092a 100644
--- a/lib/newfol/filemanip.py
+++ b/lib/newfol/filemanip.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class SHA256TransactionStore(TransactionStore):
         if "w" in self._mode:
             result = self._hash_file(self._filename)
             fp = open(self._filename + ".checksum", "w")
-            print(result, file=fp)
+            fp.write(result + "\n")
             fp.close()
 
 class FileFormat: