diff --git a/ops/nixos/swann/ee-scrape-data.py b/ops/nixos/swann/ee-scrape-data.py
index eff537f8ae..ecc2ece60e 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/swann/ee-scrape-data.py
+++ b/ops/nixos/swann/ee-scrape-data.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def main(args):
         print(data)
     else:
         with open(args[1], "w") as f:
-            f.write(data)
+            print(data, file=f)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":