diff --git a/io/serialport/25-serial.js b/io/serialport/25-serial.js
index 4cff5142..041b46ad 100644
--- a/io/serialport/25-serial.js
+++ b/io/serialport/25-serial.js
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     rts = serialConfig.rts,
                     cts = serialConfig.cts,
                     dsr = serialConfig.dsr,
-                    newline = serialConfig.newline,
+                    newline = ""+serialConfig.newline,
                     spliton = serialConfig.out,
                     waitfor = serialConfig.waitfor,
                     binoutput = serialConfig.bin,
diff --git a/io/serialport/package.json b/io/serialport/package.json
index 8dccb4c1..a46d0693 100644
--- a/io/serialport/package.json
+++ b/io/serialport/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-serialport",
-    "version"       : "2.0.2",
+    "version"       : "2.0.3",
     "description"   : "Node-RED nodes to talk to serial ports",
     "dependencies"  : {
         "serialport"   : "^12.0.0"