diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
index d98ebfe0..f5050271 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ def main(args=None):
     if args.func is None:
         return parser.parse_args(["-h"])
 
-    out = Out(sepchar="\u2501", verbosity=args.verbose)
+    out = Out(verbosity=args.verbose)
     kwargs = {}
 
     if args.inipath is not None and args.func.__name__ not in ("init_cmd", "fmt_cmd"):
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/util.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/util.py
index 83bc5ea9..4a5178b7 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/util.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/util.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ from termcolor import colored
 class Out:
     """Convenience output printer providing coloring and section formatting."""
 
-    def __init__(self, sepchar="\u2501", prefix="", verbosity=0):
+    def __init__(self, prefix="", verbosity=0):
         self.section_timings = []
         self.prefix = prefix
-        self.sepchar = sepchar
+        self.sepchar = "\u2501"
         self.verbosity = verbosity
         env_width = os.environ.get("_CMDEPLOY_WIDTH")
         if env_width:
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class Out:
         sharing section_timings with the parent.
         """
         out = Out(
-            sepchar=self.sepchar,
             prefix=self.prefix + newprefix,
             verbosity=self.verbosity,
         )