diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/query/common/gridDataProvider.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/query/common/gridDataProvider.ts
index 2f3b220b83..98eaa85168 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/query/common/gridDataProvider.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/query/common/gridDataProvider.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,6 @@ function removeNewLines(inputString: string): string {
 		return 'null';
 	}
 
-	let outputString: string = inputString.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '');
+	let outputString: string = inputString.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, ' ');
 	return outputString;
 }