diff --git a/tests/frontend/runner.js b/tests/frontend/runner.js
index 89fe2b38d..a6cf78a2f 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/runner.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/runner.js
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ $(function(){
         //indent all lines with the given amount of space
         var newText = _(text.split("\n")).map(function(line){
           return space + line;
-        }).join("\n");
+        }).join("\\n");
 
-        $console.text(oldText + newText + "\n");
+        $console.text(oldText + newText + "\\n");
       }
 
       runner.on('suite', function(suite){
diff --git a/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js b/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
index 5e9130415..f7f4ded7a 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var sauceTestWorker = async.queue(function (testSettings, callback) {
 
       var testResult = knownConsoleText.replace(/\[red\]/g,'\x1B[31m').replace(/\[yellow\]/g,'\x1B[33m')
                        .replace(/\[green\]/g,'\x1B[32m').replace(/\[clear\]/g, '\x1B[39m');
-      testResult = testResult.split("\n").map(function(line){
+      testResult = testResult.split("\\n").map(function(line){
         return "[" + testSettings.browserName + (testSettings.version === "" ? '' : (" " + testSettings.version)) + "] " + line;
       }).join("\n");