diff --git a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/git/client.go b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/git/client.go
index 528043b520..46408b1ece 100644
--- a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/git/client.go
+++ b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/git/client.go
@@ -127,13 +127,9 @@ func (e *ExecResponse) String() string {
 	b := strings.Builder{}
 	b.WriteString(e.Cmd)
 	b.WriteString("\n")
-	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(e.Stdout), "\n") {
-		b.WriteString(line)
-	}
+	b.WriteString(string(e.Stdout))
 	b.WriteString("\n")
-	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(e.Stderr), "\n") {
-		b.WriteString(line)
-	}
+	b.WriteString(string(e.Stderr))
 	b.WriteString("\n")
 
 	return b.String()
diff --git a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/github/create_backport.go b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/github/create_backport.go
index 37f34bc1c6..4ef5d2cf71 100644
--- a/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/github/create_backport.go
+++ b/tools/pipeline/internal/pkg/github/create_backport.go
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ func NewCreateBackportReq(opts ...NewCreateBackportReqOpt) *CreateBackportReq {
 		CEBranchPrefix:      "ce",
 		CEAllowInactiveGroups: changed.FileGroups{
 			changed.FileGroupChangelog,
-			changed.FileGroupDocs,
-			changed.FileGroupPipeline,
 		},
 		BaseOrigin:          "origin",
 		BackportLabelPrefix: "backport",