diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
index 9fbba6f04f..d040b51750 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public class WLGitBridgeServer {
     public void start() {
         try {
             jettyServer.start();
-            Util.sout();
             Util.sout(Util.getServiceName() + "-Git Bridge server started");
             Util.sout("Listening on port: " + port);
             Util.sout("Bridged to: " + writeLatexHostname);
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/ShutdownHook.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/ShutdownHook.java
index 0455154592..a7577bcb0b 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/ShutdownHook.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/ShutdownHook.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class ShutdownHook extends Thread implements LockAllWaiter {
         projectLock.lockAll();
         Util.sout("No projects to wait for.");
         Util.sout("Bye");
+        Util.sout();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/DataStore.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/DataStore.java
index ed5dfb4b19..d7eed7bec4 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/DataStore.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/DataStore.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class DataStore implements CandidateSnapshotCallback {
         persistentStore = new PersistentStore(rootGitDirectory);
         List<String> excludedFromDeletion = persistentStore.getProjectNames();
         excludedFromDeletion.add(".wlgb");
-        Util.deleteInDirectoryApartFrom(rootGitDirectory, excludedFromDeletion.toArray(new String[]{}));
+        Util.deleteInDirectoryApartFrom(rootGitDirectory, excludedFromDeletion.toArray(new String[] {}));
 
         snapshotFetcher = new SnapshotFetcher();
         resourceFetcher = new ResourceFetcher(persistentStore);
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/db/sql/SQLiteWLDatabase.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/db/sql/SQLiteWLDatabase.java
index 47ee09e127..f335b9d277 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/db/sql/SQLiteWLDatabase.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/db/sql/SQLiteWLDatabase.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model.db.sql;
 
-import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.util.Util;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model.db.sql.query.GetLatestVersionForProjectSQLQuery;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model.db.sql.query.GetPathForURLInProjectSQLQuery;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model.db.sql.query.GetProjectNamesSQLQuery;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ public class SQLiteWLDatabase {
     public SQLiteWLDatabase(File rootGitDirectory) throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
         File databaseFile = new File(rootGitDirectory, "/.wlgb/wlgb.db");
         databaseFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-        Util.sout("Loading data...");
         Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC");
         connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:" + databaseFile.getAbsolutePath());
         createTables();