diff --git a/java/string_calculator/src/main/java/StringCalculator.java b/java/string_calculator/src/main/java/StringCalculator.java
index cf46fb8..21a4d39 100644
--- a/java/string_calculator/src/main/java/StringCalculator.java
+++ b/java/string_calculator/src/main/java/StringCalculator.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ private String[] extractNumbers(String s) {
 	}
 
 	private String extractCustomSeparator(String s) {
-		return "\n" + s.charAt(2);
+		return Character.toString(s.charAt(2));
 	}
 
 	private String removeSeparatorDefinition(String s) {