diff --git a/start-utils b/start-utils
index b461a836..81876838 100644
--- a/start-utils
+++ b/start-utils
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ requireVar() {
 }
 
 function writeEula() {
-  if ! echo "# Generated via Docker on $(date)
+  if ! echo "# Generated via Docker
+# $(date)
 eula=${EULA,,}
 " >/data/eula.txt; then
     log "ERROR: unable to write eula to /data. Please make sure attached directory is writable by uid=${UID}"