diff --git a/commands/ls.go b/commands/ls.go
index 68e4417bbb..6c84893d42 100644
--- a/commands/ls.go
+++ b/commands/ls.go
@@ -468,18 +468,22 @@ func getHostListItems(hostList []*host.Host, hostsInError map[string]error) []Ho
 	close(hostListItemsChan)
 
 	for name, err := range hostsInError {
-		itemInError := HostListItem{}
-		itemInError.Name = name
-		itemInError.DriverName = "not found"
-		itemInError.State = state.Error
-		itemInError.Error = err.Error()
-		hostListItems = append(hostListItems, itemInError)
+		hostListItems = append(hostListItems, newHostListItemInError(name, err))
 	}
 
 	sortHostListItemsByName(hostListItems)
 	return hostListItems
 }
 
+func newHostListItemInError(name string, err error) HostListItem {
+	return HostListItem{
+		Name:       name,
+		DriverName: "not found",
+		State:      state.Error,
+		Error:      strings.Replace(err.Error(), "\n", " ", -1),
+	}
+}
+
 func sortHostListItemsByName(items []HostListItem) {
 	m := make(map[string]HostListItem, len(items))
 	s := make([]string, len(items))
diff --git a/commands/ls_test.go b/commands/ls_test.go
index 0aa67c7d44..437b30fd9a 100644
--- a/commands/ls_test.go
+++ b/commands/ls_test.go
@@ -528,3 +528,11 @@ func TestGetSomeHostInError(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "foo", hostItem.Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, state.Running, hostItem.State)
 }
+
+func TestOnErrorWithMultilineComment(t *testing.T) {
+	err := errors.New("MissingParameter: The request must contain the parameter InstanceId\n	status code: 400, request id:")
+
+	itemInError := newHostListItemInError("foo", err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, itemInError.Error, "MissingParameter: The request must contain the parameter InstanceId 	status code: 400, request id:")
+}