diff --git a/phytopi/camera/camera.py b/phytopi/camera/camera.py
index 47db3b1..d89012e 100644
--- a/phytopi/camera/camera.py
+++ b/phytopi/camera/camera.py
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ class CameraWorker(object):
 
     def send_cmd(self, cmd):
         with open(self.fifo, 'w') as fh:
-            fh.write(cmd)
+            fh.write('{}\n'.format(cmd))
 
     def start_timelapse(self, interval=300):
         if self.status == CameraStatus.IDLE:
-            self.send_cmd('tv {} \n tl 1'.format(str(interval)))
+            self.send_cmd('tv {}'.format(str(interval)))
             self.send_cmd('tl 1')
             self.status = CameraStatus.TIMELAPSE
         else: