diff --git a/common/tasks/network-configuration.json b/common/tasks/network-configuration.json
index 854ed22..0a12c4c 100644
--- a/common/tasks/network-configuration.json
+++ b/common/tasks/network-configuration.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
 	"squeeze": [
-		"auto lo\n",
-		"iface lo inet loopback\n",
-		"auto eth0\n",
-		"iface eth0 inet dhcp\n" ],
+		"auto lo",
+		"iface lo inet loopback",
+		"auto eth0",
+		"iface eth0 inet dhcp" ],
 	"wheezy": [
-		"auto eth0\n", 
-		"iface eth0 inet dhcp\n" ],
+		"auto eth0",
+		"iface eth0 inet dhcp" ],
 	"unstable": [
-		"auto eth0\n",
-		"iface eth0 inet dhcp\n" ]
+		"auto eth0",
+		"iface eth0 inet dhcp" ]
 }
diff --git a/common/tasks/network.py b/common/tasks/network.py
index 6be1de7..7392658 100644
--- a/common/tasks/network.py
+++ b/common/tasks/network.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ class ConfigureNetworkIF(Task):
 			import json
 			if_config = json.loads(stream.read())
 		with open(interfaces_path, 'a') as interfaces:
-			interfaces.write(''.join(if_config.get(info.manifest.system['release'])))
+			interfaces.write('\n'.join(if_config.get(info.manifest.system['release'])))