diff --git a/lib/services/wallet-api/index.js b/lib/services/wallet-api/index.js
index e017c02a..8bb237b2 100644
--- a/lib/services/wallet-api/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/wallet-api/index.js
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ WalletService.prototype._endpointGetTransactions = function() {
         var rs = new Readable;
 
         transactions.forEach(function(transaction) {
-          rs.push(JSON.stringify(self._formatTransaction(transaction)));
+          rs.push(utils.toJSONL(self._formatTransaction(transaction)));
         });
 
         rs.push(null);
@@ -626,6 +626,7 @@ WalletService.prototype._formatTransactions = function(txs) {
 
 WalletService.prototype._formatTransaction = function(tx) {
   var obj = tx.toObject();
+  //jsonl parser will not allow newline characters here
   for(var i = 0; i < tx.inputs.length; i++) {
     obj.inputs[i].inputSatoshis = tx.__inputValues[i];
   }
diff --git a/lib/services/wallet-api/utils.js b/lib/services/wallet-api/utils.js
index 02c66eaa..4a0326ee 100644
--- a/lib/services/wallet-api/utils.js
+++ b/lib/services/wallet-api/utils.js
@@ -752,4 +752,14 @@ exports.hasRequiredArgsForEncoding = function(args) {
   return true;
 };
 
+exports.toJSONL = function(obj) {
+  //this should be a standard obj that JSON.stringify will handle
+  //general newlines within key values or data values are not permitted
+  //this is intended to be used for bitcoin tx's that don't have newlines
+  //within keys or values themselves
+  var str = JSON.stringify(obj);
+  str = str.replace(/\n/g, '');
+  return str + '\n';
+};
+
 module.exports = exports;
diff --git a/test/services/wallet-api/utils.js b/test/services/wallet-api/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f38ba161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/services/wallet-api/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var should = require('chai').should();
+var utils = require('../../../lib/services/wallet-api/utils');
+
+describe('Wallet-Api service utils', function() {
+  it('should create jsonl from obj', function() {
+    var obj = {
+      1: 'test',
+      'foo bar': 'test1',
+      array: [1,2,'test']
+    };
+    utils.toJSONL(obj).should.equal('{"1":"test","foo bar":"test1","array":[1,2,"test"]}\n');
+  });
+});