diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index a0e0e20dc..70a635404 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
       render :text => result.to_s, :content_type => "text/xml"
     else
-      render :text => message + "\n", :status => status
+      render :text => message, :status => status
     end
   end