diff --git a/src/debug/printing/printable_printf.cpp b/src/debug/printing/printable_printf.cpp
index 35872eb..900c5fc 100644
--- a/src/debug/printing/printable_printf.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/printing/printable_printf.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ namespace sta
         STA_ASSERT(length > 0);
 
         printf("%.*s", length, str);
-        printf("\r\n");
+
+        if (newline)
+            printf("\r\n");
     }
 
     void PrintablePrintf::read(uint8_t * str, size_t length)
diff --git a/src/debug/printing/printable_uart.cpp b/src/debug/printing/printable_uart.cpp
index b35b376..be750d7 100644
--- a/src/debug/printing/printable_uart.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/printing/printable_uart.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ namespace sta
 
     void PrintableUART::print(const char * str, size_t length, bool newline /* = false */)
     {
-        const char * linebreak = "\r\n";
-
     	intf_->acquire();
         intf_->transfer(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(str), length);
-        intf_->transfer(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(linebreak), 2);
+
+        if (newline)
+        {
+        	const char * linebreak = "\r\n";
+        	intf_->transfer(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(linebreak), 2);
+        }
+
         intf_->release();
     }