diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/tools/online_search.py b/src/khoj/processor/tools/online_search.py
index 7cef2090..82cf0da7 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/tools/online_search.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/tools/online_search.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ async def search_online(
     if webpage_links:
         logger.info(f"🌐👀 Reading web pages at: {list(webpage_links)}")
         if send_status_func:
-            await send_status_func(f"**📖 Reading web pages**: {'\n- ' + '\n- '.join(list(webpage_links))}")
+            webpage_links_str = "\n- " + "\n- ".join(list(webpage_links))
+            await send_status_func(f"**📖 Reading web pages**: {webpage_links_str}")
     tasks = [read_webpage_and_extract_content(subquery, link) for link, subquery in webpage_links.items()]
     results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ async def read_webpages(
 
     logger.info(f"Reading web pages at: {urls}")
     if send_status_func:
-        await send_status_func(f"**📖 Reading web pages**: {'\n- ' + '\n- '.join(list(urls))}")
+        webpage_links_str = "\n- " + "\n- ".join(list(urls))
+        await send_status_func(f"**📖 Reading web pages**: {webpage_links_str}")
     tasks = [read_webpage_and_extract_content(query, url) for url in urls]
     results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/api.py b/src/khoj/routers/api.py
index be1e1dcc..cf84e724 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/api.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/api.py
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ async def extract_references_and_questions(
         result_list = []
         logger.info(f"🔍 Searching knowledge base with queries: {inferred_queries}")
         if send_status_func:
-            await send_status_func(f"**🔍 Searching Documents for:** {'\n- ' + '\n- '.join(inferred_queries)}")
+            inferred_queries_str = "\n- " + "\n- ".join(inferred_queries)
+            await send_status_func(f"**🔍 Searching Documents for:** {inferred_queries_str}")
         for query in inferred_queries:
             n_items = min(n, 3) if using_offline_chat else n
             result_list.extend(