diff --git a/CVSROOT/loginfo b/CVSROOT/loginfo
index 72cecc69a3..02cbc6f03d 100644
--- a/CVSROOT/loginfo
+++ b/CVSROOT/loginfo
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #DEFAULT (echo ""; id; echo %s; date; cat) >> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/commitlog
 # or
 #DEFAULT (echo ""; id; echo %{sVv}; date; cat) >> $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/commitlog
-CVSROOT $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/syncmail -C4 -u %{sVv} -U$USER bjorn@haxx.se
+CVSROOT $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/syncmail -C4 -u -U$USER %{sVv} bjorn@haxx.se
 ^apps $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/syncmail -C4 -u %{sVv} rockbox-cvs@cool.haxx.se
 ^flash $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/syncmail -C4 -u %{sVv} rockbox-cvs@cool.haxx.se
 ^firmware $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/syncmail -C4 -u %{sVv} rockbox-cvs@cool.haxx.se
diff --git a/CVSROOT/syncmail b/CVSROOT/syncmail
index bfd05827fa..3b4d19dc56 100755
--- a/CVSROOT/syncmail
+++ b/CVSROOT/syncmail
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ def main():
         del specs[-3:]
     print username
     print 'generating notification message...'
-
     # blast_mail(mailcmd, specs[1:], contextlines)
     print 'Generating notification message... done.'