diff --git a/src/tools/ebusctl.cpp b/src/tools/ebusctl.cpp
index 750ec50c..1141113c 100644
--- a/src/tools/ebusctl.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ebusctl.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ void connect(const char* host, uint16_t port, char* const *args, int argCount)
 				}
 			}
 
+			message += '\n';
 			socket->send(message.c_str(), message.size());
 
 			if (strcasecmp(message.c_str(), "Q") == 0