diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7b327fde..a742541ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 ### Bugfixes
 - [#968](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/968): Processes plugin gets unknown state when spaces are in (command name)
-- [#969](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/968): ipmi_sensors: allow : in password. Thanks @awaw!
+- [#969](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/pull/969): ipmi_sensors: allow : in password. Thanks @awaw!
+- [#972](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/pull/972): dovecot: remove extra newline in dovecot command. Thanks @mrannanj!
 
 ## v0.12.0 [2016-04-05]
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/dovecot/dovecot.go b/plugins/inputs/dovecot/dovecot.go
index 3a6607da9..bf1b20269 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/dovecot/dovecot.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/dovecot/dovecot.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (d *Dovecot) gatherServer(addr string, acc telegraf.Accumulator, doms map[s
 	// Extend connection
 	c.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(defaultTimeout))
 
-	c.Write([]byte("EXPORT\tdomain\n\n"))
+	c.Write([]byte("EXPORT\tdomain\n"))
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	io.Copy(&buf, c)
 	//	buf := bufio.NewReader(c)