diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py
index 5cb82e49..5f502985 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ class outputManager():
             self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut(str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)            
         
         try:
-            cleanText = text.replace('\n',' , ')
+            if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('general', 'newLinePause'):        
+                cleanText = text.replace('\n',' , ')
+            else:
+                cleanText = text.replace('\n',' ')
+
             cleanText = self.env['runtime']['headLineManager'].replaceHeadLines(cleanText)        
             cleanText = self.env['runtime']['punctuationManager'].proceedPunctuation(cleanText, ignorePunctuation) 
             cleanText = re.sub(' +$',' ', cleanText)            
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
index a496f94c..db8a66a0 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class screenManager():
                       newScreenText.split('\n'))
                     diffList = list(diff)
 
-                if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('general', 'newLinePause') and not typing:
+                if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('general', 'newLinePause') and not typing:
                     self.env['screen']['newDelta'] = '\n'.join(x[2:] for x in diffList if x[0] == '+')
                 else:
                     self.env['screen']['newDelta'] = ''.join(x[2:] for x in diffList if x[0] == '+')