diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 3a075f2d..e4301960 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Object.keys(SCRIPTS).forEach((scriptName) => {
 
   // check if script exists
   if (typeof scriptToCheck === 'undefined' || commander.replace) {
-    packageJson.scripts[scriptName] = SCRIPTS[scriptName].replace('\n', '\\n');
+    packageJson.scripts[scriptName] = SCRIPTS[scriptName];
 
     packageJsonChanged = true;