diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/replication/regionserver/ReplicationSource.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/replication/regionserver/ReplicationSource.java
index 1942a014ba3..07f05b4ceed 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/replication/regionserver/ReplicationSource.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/replication/regionserver/ReplicationSource.java
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ public class ReplicationSource implements ReplicationSourceInterface {
         sb.append("currently replicating from: ").append(currentPath).append(" at position: ")
           .append(position).append("\n");
       } else {
-        sb.append("no replication ongoing, waiting for new log");
+        sb.append("no replication ongoing, waiting for new log").append("\n");
       }
     }
     return sb.toString();