diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index d106b69..ad50030 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ func (s *Server) write(cs *connState, fc *plan9.Fcall) *plan9.Fcall {
 		if err != nil {
 			return errFcall(fc, err.Error())
 		}
-		f.routeResult = []byte(fmt.Sprintf("backend=%s\nmodel=%s\n", result.Backend, result.Model))
+		f.routeResult = []byte(fmt.Sprintf("backend=%s model=%s", result.Backend, result.Model))
 		return &plan9.Fcall{Type: plan9.Rwrite, Tag: fc.Tag, Count: uint32(len(fc.Data))}
 	}