diff --git a/syslog.js b/syslog.js
index 05327fb04..68c1b961a 100755
--- a/syslog.js
+++ b/syslog.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async function start() {
 
                 // remove line breaks to avoid holes in the log file
                 // we do not ignore empty log lines, to allow gaps for potential ease of readability
-                const message = info.message.replace(/\n/g, '');
+                const message = info.message.replace(/[\n\r]+/g, '');
 
                 const appLogDir = path.join(paths.LOG_DIR, info.appName);