diff --git a/src/cli/commands/object/data.js b/src/cli/commands/object/data.js
index d356e1c6c1..f47cad4035 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/object/data.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/object/data.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
         throw err
       }
 
-      print(data.toString())
+      print(data.toString(), false)
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/cli/object.js b/test/cli/object.js
index eb7aa9e189..4c69f7b770 100644
--- a/test/cli/object.js
+++ b/test/cli/object.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('object', () => runOnAndOff((thing) => {
 
   it('data', () => {
     return ipfs('object data QmZZmY4KCu9r3e7M2Pcn46Fc5qbn6NpzaAGaYb22kbfTqm').then((out) => {
-      expect(out).to.eql('another\n')
+      expect(out).to.eql('another')
     })
   })