diff --git a/certbot/util.py b/certbot/util.py
index 8507f80d6..35c599737 100644
--- a/certbot/util.py
+++ b/certbot/util.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def get_python_os_info():
         os_ver = subprocess.Popen(
             ["sw_vers", "-productVersion"],
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE
-        ).communicate()[0]
+        ).communicate()[0].rstrip('\n')
     elif os_type.startswith('freebsd'):
         # eg "9.3-RC3-p1"
         os_ver = os_ver.partition("-")[0]