diff --git a/client/equo b/client/equo
index 9b76e91cc..21a91b1d5 100644
--- a/client/equo
+++ b/client/equo
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ try:
         sys.exit(0)
 except SystemExit:
     pass
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    pass
 except:
     from entropyTools import askquestion
     from remoteTools import getOnlineContent, reportApplicationError
diff --git a/client/equoTools.py b/client/equoTools.py
index f073be6be..a959a68b6 100644
--- a/client/equoTools.py
+++ b/client/equoTools.py
@@ -1723,7 +1723,8 @@ def database(options):
 	notmatchingstatus = ''
 	if len(missingPackages) > 0:
 	    f = open("/tmp/equo-not-matching.txt","w")
-	    f.writelines(missingPackages)
+	    for x in missingPackages:
+		f.write(x+"\n")
 	    f.flush()
 	    f.close()
 	    notmatchingstatus = " [wrote: /tmp/equo-not-matching.txt]"