diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 731354318..cce9b24b7 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ _ing-api data port="8001":
       -X POST \
       -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
       -d '{{ data }}' \
+      -w "\n" \
       'http://localhost:{{ port }}/task'
 
 # Check the health of the ingestion-server
diff --git a/load_sample_data.sh b/load_sample_data.sh
index 980c384ea..46faf6899 100755
--- a/load_sample_data.sh
+++ b/load_sample_data.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ set +e
 while true; do
 	just ingest-upstream "image" "init"
 	just wait-for-index "image-init"
-	if [$? -eq 0 ]; then
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 		break
 	fi
 	((c++)) && ((c==3)) && break