diff --git a/ansible_runner/utils/__init__.py b/ansible_runner/utils/__init__.py
index a1ece9038..214b0a76a 100644
--- a/ansible_runner/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/ansible_runner/utils/__init__.py
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def _emit_event(self, buffered_stdout, next_event_data=None):
                 event_data['uuid'] = str(uuid.uuid4())
             self._counter += 1
             event_data['counter'] = self._counter
-            event_data['stdout'] = stdout_chunk[:-2] if len(stdout_chunk) > 2 else ""
+            event_data['stdout'] = stdout_chunk.rstrip('\n\r')
             n_lines = stdout_chunk.count('\n')
             event_data['start_line'] = self._start_line
             event_data['end_line'] = self._start_line + n_lines
diff --git a/test/unit/test_runner.py b/test/unit/test_runner.py
index f61bd32ad..208c86c4d 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_runner.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def test_status_callback_interface(rc, mocker):
 def test_stdout_file_write(rc, runner_mode):
     if runner_mode == 'pexpect':
         pytest.skip('Writing to stdout can be flaky, probably due to some pexpect bug')
-    rc.command = ['echo', 'hello_world_marker ']  # workaround bug in stdout handl wrapper
+    rc.command = ['echo', 'hello_world_marker']
     rc.runner_mode = runner_mode
     runner = Runner(config=rc)
     status, exitcode = runner.run()
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def test_stdout_file_write(rc, runner_mode):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('runner_mode', ['pexpect', 'subprocess'])
 def test_stdout_file_no_write(rc, runner_mode):
-    rc.command = ['echo', 'hello_world_marker ']  # workaround bug in stdout handl wrapper
+    rc.command = ['echo', 'hello_world_marker']
     rc.runner_mode = runner_mode
     rc.suppress_output_file = True
     runner = Runner(config=rc)
@@ -177,3 +177,14 @@ def test_stdout_file_no_write(rc, runner_mode):
     for filename in ('stdout', 'stderr'):
         stdout_path = Path(rc.artifact_dir) / filename
         assert not stdout_path.exists()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('runner_mode', ['pexpect', 'subprocess'])
+def test_multiline_blank_write(rc, runner_mode):
+    rc.command = ['echo', 'hello_world_marker\n\n\n']
+    rc.runner_mode = runner_mode
+    runner = Runner(config=rc)
+    status, exitcode = runner.run()
+    assert status == 'successful'
+    stdout_path = Path(rc.artifact_dir) / 'stdout'
+    assert stdout_path.read_text() == 'hello_world_marker\n\n\n\n'  # one extra newline okay