diff --git a/controller/events/file_logger.go b/controller/events/file_logger.go
index 31d1f9698..a85958841 100644
--- a/controller/events/file_logger.go
+++ b/controller/events/file_logger.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewFileEventLogger(formatterFactory LoggingHandlerFactory, stdout bool, con
 		}
 	}
 
-	var output io.WriteCloser = os.Stdout
+	var output = &newlineWriter{out: os.Stdout}
 
 	if !stdout {
 		// allow config to override the max file size