diff --git a/extensions/notebook/src/jupyter/jupyterKernel.ts b/extensions/notebook/src/jupyter/jupyterKernel.ts
index 5a2de73e02..8658ed040e 100644
--- a/extensions/notebook/src/jupyter/jupyterKernel.ts
+++ b/extensions/notebook/src/jupyter/jupyterKernel.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ export class JupyterKernel implements nb.IKernel {
 	}
 
 	requestExecute(content: nb.IExecuteRequest, disposeOnDone?: boolean): nb.IFuture {
+		content.code = Array.isArray(content.code) ? content.code.join('') : content.code;
+		content.code = content.code.replace(/\r+\n/gm, '\n'); // Remove \r (if it exists) from newlines
 		let futureImpl = this.kernelImpl.requestExecute(content as KernelMessage.IExecuteRequest, disposeOnDone);
 		return new JupyterFuture(futureImpl);
 	}