diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7bd456..20f4e1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ eslgo was written from the ground up in idiomatic Go for use in our production p
 go get github.com/percipia/eslgo
 ```
 ```
-github.com/percipia/eslgo v1.4.0
+github.com/percipia/eslgo v1.4.1
 ```
 
 ## Overview
diff --git a/command/command.go b/command/command.go
index a5e9b95..7b5e062 100644
--- a/command/command.go
+++ b/command/command.go
@@ -10,7 +10,41 @@
  */
 package command
 
+import (
+	"net/textproto"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+)
+
 // Command - A basic interface for FreeSWITCH ESL commands. Implement this if you want to send your own raw data to FreeSIWTCH over the ESL connection. Do not add the eslgo.EndOfMessage(\r\n\r\n) marker, eslgo does that for you.
 type Command interface {
 	BuildMessage() string
 }
+
+var crlfToLF = strings.NewReplacer("\r\n", "\n")
+
+// FormatHeaderString - Writes headers in a FreeSWITCH ESL friendly format. Converts headers containing \r\n to \n
+func FormatHeaderString(headers textproto.MIMEHeader) string {
+	var ws strings.Builder
+
+	keys := make([]string, len(headers))
+	i := 0
+	for key := range headers {
+		keys[i] = key
+		i++
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		for _, value := range headers[key] {
+			value = crlfToLF.Replace(value)
+			value = textproto.TrimString(value)
+			ws.WriteString(key)
+			ws.WriteString(": ")
+			ws.WriteString(value)
+			ws.WriteString("\r\n")
+		}
+	}
+	// Remove the extra \r\n
+	return ws.String()[:ws.Len()-2]
+}
diff --git a/command/event.go b/command/event.go
index 2a46950..002b7c5 100644
--- a/command/event.go
+++ b/command/event.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"net/textproto"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -78,13 +77,7 @@ func (s *SendEvent) BuildMessage() string {
 	}
 
 	// Format the headers
-	var headers strings.Builder
-	err := http.Header(s.Headers).Write(&headers)
-	if err != nil || headers.Len() < 3 {
-		return ""
-	}
-	// -2 to remove the trailing \r\n added by http.Header.Write
-	headerString := headers.String()[:headers.Len()-2]
+	headerString := FormatHeaderString(s.Headers)
 	if _, ok := s.Headers["Content-Length"]; ok {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("sendevent %s\r\n%s\r\n\r\n%s", s.Name, headerString, s.Body)
 	}
diff --git a/command/sendmsg.go b/command/sendmsg.go
index 7aacd12..5e69db3 100644
--- a/command/sendmsg.go
+++ b/command/sendmsg.go
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"net/textproto"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 type SendMessage struct {
@@ -47,13 +45,7 @@ func (s *SendMessage) BuildMessage() string {
 	}
 
 	// Format the headers
-	var headers strings.Builder
-	err := http.Header(s.Headers).Write(&headers)
-	if err != nil || headers.Len() < 3 {
-		return ""
-	}
-	// -2 to remove the trailing \r\n added by http.Header.Write
-	headerString := headers.String()[:headers.Len()-2]
+	headerString := FormatHeaderString(s.Headers)
 	if _, ok := s.Headers["Content-Length"]; ok {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("sendmsg %s\r\n%s\r\n\r\n%s", s.UUID, headerString, s.Body)
 	}