diff --git a/CHANGELOG/7.7.2.md b/CHANGELOG/7.7.2.md
index ab13b820..386d2f93 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/7.7.2.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/7.7.2.md
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ _Release Date: MONTH DAYst, 2025_
 
 **Release Notes:**
 * Allow `--nodes` selector in `aerolab aerospike is-stable` command.
+* Fix small bug in log ingest relating to special log types.
diff --git a/src/ingest/preprocess-special.go b/src/ingest/preprocess-special.go
index 97c5974a..8a63f229 100644
--- a/src/ingest/preprocess-special.go
+++ b/src/ingest/preprocess-special.go
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ func (i *Ingest) preProcessSpecial(fn string, mimeType *mimetype.MIME) (fnlist [
 			tracker[fn+"_special-split_"+ident] = out
 			fnlist = append(fnlist, fn+"_special-split_"+ident)
 		}
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(line, "\n") {
+			line = line + "\n"
+		}
 		_, err = tracker[fn+"_special-split_"+ident].WriteString(line)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fnlist, err