diff --git a/slingshot/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/sample/slingshot/ratings/impl/RatingPostServlet.java b/slingshot/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/sample/slingshot/ratings/impl/RatingPostServlet.java
index a5768c8..40f9037 100644
--- a/slingshot/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/sample/slingshot/ratings/impl/RatingPostServlet.java
+++ b/slingshot/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/sample/slingshot/ratings/impl/RatingPostServlet.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         pw.print("{ ");
         pw.print(" \"rating\" : ");
         pw.print(String.valueOf(ratingsService.getRating(request.getResource())));
-        pw.println("}");
+        pw.print("}");
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/slingshot/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/sample/slingshot/ratings/impl/RatingPostServletTest.java b/slingshot/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/sample/slingshot/ratings/impl/RatingPostServletTest.java
index 7866d4c..5373b84 100644
--- a/slingshot/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/sample/slingshot/ratings/impl/RatingPostServletTest.java
+++ b/slingshot/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/sample/slingshot/ratings/impl/RatingPostServletTest.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         assertThat(response.getStatus(), Matchers.equalTo(SC_OK));
         String output = response.getOutputAsString();
         
-        assertThat(output, equalTo("{  \"rating\" : 0}\n"));
+        assertThat(output, equalTo("{  \"rating\" : 0}"));
         
     }