diff --git a/src/modsecurity.cc b/src/modsecurity.cc
index d18a5d04..46c70700 100644
--- a/src/modsecurity.cc
+++ b/src/modsecurity.cc
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int ModSecurity::processContentOffset(const char *content, size_t len,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    yajl_gen_config(g, yajl_gen_beautify, 1);
+    yajl_gen_config(g, yajl_gen_beautify, 0);
 
     yajl_gen_map_open(g);
     yajl_gen_string(g, reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>("match"),
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ int ModSecurity::processContentOffset(const char *content, size_t len,
     yajl_gen_get_buf(g, &buf, &jsonSize);
 
     json->assign(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buf), jsonSize);
+    json->append("\n");
 
     yajl_gen_free(g);
 #else
diff --git a/src/transaction.cc b/src/transaction.cc
index f4cc76e7..23ff3ecc 100644
--- a/src/transaction.cc
+++ b/src/transaction.cc
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ std::string Transaction::toJSON(int parts) {
     if (g == NULL) {
       return "";
     }
-    yajl_gen_config(g, yajl_gen_beautify, 1);
+    yajl_gen_config(g, yajl_gen_beautify, 0);
 
     /* main */
     yajl_gen_map_open(g);
@@ -1654,6 +1654,7 @@ std::string Transaction::toJSON(int parts) {
     yajl_gen_get_buf(g, &buf, &len);
 
     log.assign(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buf), len);
+    log.append("\n");
 
     yajl_gen_free(g);