diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/model/entry/CanonicalBibtexEntry.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/model/entry/CanonicalBibtexEntry.java
index bb5d7b6551d..3aa653dd1e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/model/entry/CanonicalBibtexEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/model/entry/CanonicalBibtexEntry.java
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public static String getCanonicalRepresentation(BibtexEntry e) {
 
         // generate first line: type and bibtex key
         String citeKey = Strings.nullToEmpty(e.getCiteKey());
-        sb.append(String.format("@%s{%s,%n", e.getType().getName().toLowerCase(Locale.US), citeKey));
+        sb.append(String.format("@%s{%s,", e.getType().getName().toLowerCase(Locale.US), citeKey));
+        sb.append("\n");
 
         // we have to introduce a new Map as fields are stored case-sensitive in JabRef (see https://github.com/koppor/jabref/issues/45).
         Map<String, String> mapFieldToValue = new HashMap<>();