diff --git a/src/yunohost/service.py b/src/yunohost/service.py
index 6d055aa52..63e46de81 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/service.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/service.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def service_log(name, number=50):
     for log_path in log_list:
         # log is a file, read it
         if log_path == "systemd":
-            result[log_path] = _get_journalctl_logs(name, int(number))
+            result[log_path] = _get_journalctl_logs(name, int(number)).splitlines()
             continue
         elif not os.path.isdir(log_path):
             result[log_path] = _tail(log_path, int(number)) if os.path.exists(log_path) else []