diff --git a/src/functions.py b/src/functions.py
index b7e34d42da357538b766e323cf183b24d64b2119..117b3b58039b734eec2ff1f86b21c13ffb201165 100644
--- a/src/functions.py
+++ b/src/functions.py
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ def construct_query(terms, negativeTerms, filters, negativeFilters):
     return (query)
 
 
+def supress_n(text):
+    str = text.replace('\n', ' ')
+    return (str)
+
+
 def convert_date_str(date):
     return (date.strftime(
             "%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S"))