diff --git a/json/core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/contrib/json/JsonLayoutBase.java b/json/core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/contrib/json/JsonLayoutBase.java
index 3617e3b..faccf94 100755
--- a/json/core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/contrib/json/JsonLayoutBase.java
+++ b/json/core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/contrib/json/JsonLayoutBase.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class JsonLayoutBase<E> extends LayoutBase<E> {
 
     public JsonLayoutBase() {
         this.includeTimestamp = true;
-        this.appendLineSeparator = false;
+        this.appendLineSeparator = true;
     }
 
     @Override