diff --git a/cmd/ofx/command.go b/cmd/ofx/command.go
index 5d5b9f3..503a94d 100644
--- a/cmd/ofx/command.go
+++ b/cmd/ofx/command.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func (c *command) usage() {
 // flags common to all server transactions
 var serverURL, username, password, org, fid, appID, appVer, ofxVersion, clientUID string
 var noIndentRequests bool
+var carriageReturn bool
 
 func defineServerFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.StringVar(&serverURL, "url", "", "Financial institution's OFX Server URL (see ofxhome.com if you don't know it)")
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func defineServerFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.StringVar(&ofxVersion, "ofxversion", "203", "OFX version to use")
 	f.StringVar(&clientUID, "clientuid", "", "Client UID (only required by a few FIs, like Chase)")
 	f.BoolVar(&noIndentRequests, "noindent", false, "Don't indent OFX requests")
+	f.BoolVar(&carriageReturn, "carriagereturn", false, "Use carriage return as line separator")
 }
 
 func checkServerFlags() bool {
diff --git a/cmd/ofx/util.go b/cmd/ofx/util.go
index 71be7f2..3df4387 100644
--- a/cmd/ofx/util.go
+++ b/cmd/ofx/util.go
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ func newRequest() (ofxgo.Client, *ofxgo.Request) {
 	}
 	var client = ofxgo.GetClient(serverURL,
 		&ofxgo.BasicClient{
-			AppID:       appID,
-			AppVer:      appVer,
-			SpecVersion: ver,
-			NoIndent:    noIndentRequests,
+			AppID:          appID,
+			AppVer:         appVer,
+			SpecVersion:    ver,
+			NoIndent:       noIndentRequests,
+			CarriageReturn: carriageReturn,
 		})
 
 	var query ofxgo.Request