diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 9caccaf87..cac39bf6a 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ def extract_text_fields_in_post(post_bytes, boundary: str, debug: bool,
     )
     if debug:
         print('DEBUG: POST message_fields: ' + str(message_fields))
-    lynx_content_type = 'Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8'
+    lynx_content_type = 'Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\n'
     # examine each section of the POST, separated by the boundary
     for fld in message_fields:
         if fld == '--':
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 7e2524463..0d0831805 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -5855,9 +5855,9 @@ def _test_extract_text_fields_from_post():
     boundary = '--LYNX'
     form_data = '--LYNX\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; ' + \
         'name="fieldName"\r\nContent-Type: text/plain; ' + \
-        'charset=utf-8\r\nThis is a lynx test\r\n--LYNX\r\n' + \
+        'charset=utf-8\r\n\r\nThis is a lynx test\r\n--LYNX\r\n' + \
         'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="submitYes"\r\n' + \
-        'Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\nBUTTON\r\n--LYNX--\r\n'
+        'Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\r\n\r\nBUTTON\r\n--LYNX--\r\n'
     debug = True
     fields = extract_text_fields_in_post(None, boundary, debug, form_data)
     print('fields: ' + str(fields))