diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index 74355c0e..2c66e2ac 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
         '''
         if isThread:
             self.processBlocksThreads += 1
-        for i in self._core.getBlockList(unsaved=True).split("\n"):
+        for i in self._core.getBlockList(unsaved = True):
             if i != "":
                 if i in self.blocksProcessing or i in self.ignoredHashes:
                     #logger.debug('already processing ' + i)
@@ -553,13 +553,13 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
                         pass
                     try:
                         #blockMetadata = json.loads(self._core.getData(i)).split('}')[0] + '}'
-                        blockMetadata = json.loads(blockContent[:blockContent.rfind(b'}') + 1].decode())
+                        blockMetadata = json.loads(blockContent[:blockContent.find(b'\n')].decode())
                         try:
                             blockMeta2 = json.loads(blockMetadata['meta'])
                         except KeyError:
                             blockMeta2 = {'type': ''}
                             pass
-                        blockContent = blockContent[blockContent.rfind(b'}') + 1:]
+                        blockContent = blockContent[blockContent.find(b'\n') + 1:]
                         try:
                             blockContent = blockContent.decode()
                         except AttributeError:
diff --git a/onionr/core.py b/onionr/core.py
index 534a2c03..7877c849 100644
--- a/onionr/core.py
+++ b/onionr/core.py
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ class Core:
         signature = ''
 
         if sign:
-            signature = self._crypto.edSign(metadata + data, self._crypto.privKey, encodeResult=True)
+            signature = self._crypto.edSign(metadata + b'\n' + data, self._crypto.privKey, encodeResult=True)
             ourID = self._crypto.pubKeyHashID()
             # Convert from bytes on some py versions?
             try:
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ class Core:
         if len(data) == 0:
             logger.error('Will not insert empty block')
         else:
-            addedHash = self.setData(metadata + data)
+            addedHash = self.setData(metadata + b'\n' + data)
             self.addToBlockDB(addedHash, selfInsert=True)
             self.setBlockType(addedHash, header)
             retData = addedHash
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils.py b/onionr/onionrutils.py
index adc10d34..5c3e59f0 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class OnionrUtils:
         '''
             Find, decrypt, and return array of PMs (array of dictionary, {from, text})
         '''
-        #blocks = self._core.getBlockList().split('\n')
+        #blocks = self._core.getBlockList()
         blocks = self._core.getBlocksByType('pm')
         message = ''
         sender = ''
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ class OnionrUtils:
             try:
                 with open('data/blocks/' + i + '.dat', 'r') as potentialMessage:
                     potentialMessage = potentialMessage.read()
-                    blockMetadata = json.loads(potentialMessage[:potentialMessage.rfind('}') + 1])
-                    blockContent = potentialMessage[potentialMessage.rfind('}') + 1:]
+                    blockMetadata = json.loads(potentialMessage[:potentialMessage.find('\n')])
+                    blockContent = potentialMessage[potentialMessage.find('\n') + 1:]
 
                     try:
                         message = self._core._crypto.pubKeyDecrypt(blockContent, encodedData=True, anonymous=True)