diff --git a/include/data_upload b/include/data_upload
index 68b07093..bff4ee83 100644
--- a/include/data_upload
+++ b/include/data_upload
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ output "Settings file: ${SETTINGS_FILE}"
         EXITCODE=$?
         if [ ${EXITCODE} -gt 0 ]; then
             if [ ${EXITCODE} -eq 60 ]; then
-                output "${RED}Self-signed certificate used on Lynis Enterprise node${NORMAL}"
-                output "If you want to accept a self-signed certificate, use the -k option in the profile."
-                output "Example: ${WHITE}config:upload_options:-k:${NORMAL}" 
+                echo "${RED}Self-signed certificate used on Lynis Enterprise node${NORMAL}"
+                echo "If you want to accept a self-signed certificate, use the -k option in the profile."
+                echo "Example: ${WHITE}config:upload_options:-k:${NORMAL}" 
                 logtext "Result: found self-signed certificate, however not related -k upload option"
               else
                 output "${RED}Error: ${NORMAL}cURL exited with code ${EXITCODE}"
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ output "Settings file: ${SETTINGS_FILE}"
             if [ ${EXITCODE} -gt 0 ]; then
                 #UPLOAD_CODE=`echo ${UPLOAD} | head -n 1 | awk '{ print $2 }'`
                 #output "Output code from upload: ${UPLOAD_CODE}"
-                output "${RED}Error: ${NORMAL}Error occurred, cURL ended during the upload of the report data."
-                output "Related exit code: ${EXITCODE}"
-                output "Check the last section of the log file for the exact command used, for further troubleshooting"
-                output "Debug:"
-                output ${UPLOAD}
+                echo "${RED}Error: ${NORMAL}Error occurred, cURL ended during the upload of the report data."
+                echo "Related exit code: ${EXITCODE}"
+                echo "Check the last section of the log file for the exact command used, for further troubleshooting"
+                echo "Debug:"
+                echo ${UPLOAD}
                 # Quit
                 ExitClean
             fi