diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aec816b8..e8f12492 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Clixon Changelog
 
 ## 3.6.0 (Upcoming)
+### Major changes:
+### Minor changes:
+### Corrected Bugs
+* Translate xml->json \n correctly
 
 ### Major changes:
 ### Minor changes:
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_json.c b/lib/src/clixon_json.c
index 3e225396..e9ac79b5 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_json.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_json.c
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ json_str_escape(char *str)
     for (i=0;i<strlen(str);i++)
 	switch (str[i]){
 	case '\n':
+	    snew[j++]='\\';
+	    snew[j++]='n';
+	    break;
 	case '\"':
 	case '\\':
 	    snew[j++]='\\';