diff --git a/application/config/config.php b/application/config/config.php
index ba6867f..d269b6e 100644
--- a/application/config/config.php
+++ b/application/config/config.php
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 | (usually \n) and Windows (\r\n).
 |
 */
-$config['standardize_newlines'] = TRUE;
+$config['standardize_newlines'] = FALSE;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index a466977..1251974 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
    -  Removed *cheatsheets* and *quick_reference* PDFs from the documentation.
    -  Added availability checks where usage of dangerous functions like ``eval()`` and ``exec()`` is required.
    -  Added support for changing the file extension of log files using ``$config['log_file_extension']``.
-   -  Added support for turning newline standardization on/off via ``$config['standardize_newlines']``.
+   -  Added support for turning newline standardization on/off via ``$config['standardize_newlines']`` and set it to FALSE by default.
 
 -  Helpers