diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBMinService.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBMinService.ts
index 3eca54276..7945da682 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBMinService.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBMinService.ts
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ export class GBMinService {
 
         const key = min.instance.spellcheckerKey ? min.instance.spellcheckerKey : min.instance.spellcheckerKey;
         if (key) {
+          text = text.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + text.slice(1);
           const data = await AzureText.getSpelledText(min.instance.spellcheckerKey, text);
           if (data !== text) {
             GBLog.info(`Spelling corrected: ${data}`);
diff --git a/packages/kb.gbapp/dialogs/AskDialog.ts b/packages/kb.gbapp/dialogs/AskDialog.ts
index a3e0a0794..f3192efb8 100644
--- a/packages/kb.gbapp/dialogs/AskDialog.ts
+++ b/packages/kb.gbapp/dialogs/AskDialog.ts
@@ -132,9 +132,10 @@ export class AskDialog extends IGBDialog {
           const member = step.context.activity.from;
 
           // Spells check the input text before translating.
-
+          text = text.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + text.slice(1);
           const key = min.instance.spellcheckerKey ? min.instance.spellcheckerKey : min.instance.spellcheckerKey;
           if (key) {
+            
             const data = await AzureText.getSpelledText(min.instance.spellcheckerKey, text);
             if (data !== text) {
               GBLog.info(`Spelling corrected (3): ${data}`);
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ export class AskDialog extends IGBDialog {
 
         const key = min.instance.spellcheckerKey ? minBoot.instance.spellcheckerKey : min.instance.spellcheckerKey;
         if (key) {
+          text = text.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + text.slice(1);
           const data = await AzureText.getSpelledText(min.instance.spellcheckerKey, text);
           if (data !== text) {
             GBLog.info(`Spelling corrected: ${data}`);
diff --git a/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts b/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts
index ed7bfcd15..c7472d6dd 100644
--- a/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts
+++ b/packages/kb.gbapp/services/KBService.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export class KBService implements IGBKBService {
     query = query.replace('.', ' ');
     query = query.replace('/', ' ');
     query = query.replace('\\', ' ');
+    query = query.replace('\r\n', ' ');
 
     if (subjects !== null) {
       const text = KBService.getSubjectItemsSeparatedBySpaces(subjects);