diff --git a/server/status.js b/server/status.js
index 49e0f1e..8b7d73c 100644
--- a/server/status.js
+++ b/server/status.js
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ socket.setTimeout(fulcrumTimeoutMs);
 
 socket.on('connect', () => {
   socket.write(
-    `${JSON.stringify({
+    JSON.stringify({
       jsonrpc: '2.0',
       id: 1,
       method,
       params,
-    })}\n`,
+    }) + '\n',
   );
 });