diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/json/result.rs b/packages/hurl/src/json/result.rs
index 1c8b2db6f6f..7c0cb1c41e7 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/json/result.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/json/result.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 use chrono::SecondsFormat;
 use hurl_core::ast::SourceInfo;
-use hurl_core::error::error_string;
+use hurl_core::error::{error_string, OutputFormat};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ impl AssertJson {
                 content,
                 &err,
                 Some(entry_src_info),
-                false,
+                OutputFormat::Json,
             )
         });
         AssertJson {
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/parallel/runner.rs b/packages/hurl/src/parallel/runner.rs
index d0e5c0215f8..4e4b2968506 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/parallel/runner.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/parallel/runner.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  *
  */
-use hurl_core::error::error_string;
+use hurl_core::error::{error_string, OutputFormat};
 use hurl_core::typing::Repeat;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
 use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc, Mutex};
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl ParallelRunner {
                             content,
                             &e,
                             None,
-                            color,
+                            OutputFormat::Terminal(color),
                         )));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/report/html/nav.rs b/packages/hurl/src/report/html/nav.rs
index 37ae58f8289..0877e0cbe11 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/report/html/nav.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/report/html/nav.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 use crate::report::html::Testcase;
 use crate::runner::RunnerError;
-use hurl_core::error::error_string;
+use hurl_core::error::{error_string, OutputFormat};
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Tab {
@@ -83,7 +83,13 @@ fn error_to_html(
 ) -> String {
     let line = error.source_info.start.line;
     let column = error.source_info.start.column;
-    let message = error_string(filename, content, error, Some(error.source_info), false);
+    let message = error_string(
+        filename,
+        content,
+        error,
+        Some(error.source_info),
+        OutputFormat::Terminal(false),
+    );
     let message = html_escape(&message);
     // We override the first part of the error string to add an anchor to
     // the error context.
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/report/junit/testcase.rs b/packages/hurl/src/report/junit/testcase.rs
index 7b7109983b3..b8b16097e39 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/report/junit/testcase.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/report/junit/testcase.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 use crate::report::junit::xml::Element;
 use crate::runner::{HurlResult, Input};
-use hurl_core::error::error_string;
+use hurl_core::error::{error_string, OutputFormat};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Testcase {
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ impl Testcase {
         let mut errors = vec![];
 
         for (error, entry_src_info) in hurl_result.errors() {
-            let message = error_string(&name, content, error, Some(entry_src_info), false);
+            let message = error_string(
+                &name,
+                content,
+                error,
+                Some(entry_src_info),
+                OutputFormat::Json,
+            );
             if error.assert {
                 failures.push(message);
             } else {
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/run.rs b/packages/hurl/src/run.rs
index e15db0fb0b1..ff8afa4cf3b 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/run.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/run.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use hurl::parallel::runner::ParallelRunner;
 use hurl::runner::{HurlResult, Input, Output};
 use hurl::util::term::{Stdout, WriteMode};
 use hurl::{output, parallel, runner};
-use hurl_core::error::error_string;
+use hurl_core::error::{error_string, OutputFormat};
 use hurl_core::typing::Repeat;
 
 /// Runs Hurl `files` sequentially, given a current directory and command-line options (see
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn print_output(
                 content,
                 &e,
                 None,
-                options.color,
+                OutputFormat::Terminal(options.color),
             )));
         }
     }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/error.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/error.rs
index 99750616aec..86902bab988 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/error.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/error.rs
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::http::HttpError;
     use crate::runner::{RunnerError, RunnerErrorKind};
     use hurl_core::ast::{Pos, SourceInfo};
-    use hurl_core::error::{error_string, split_lines, DisplaySourceError};
+    use hurl_core::error::{error_string, split_lines, DisplaySourceError, OutputFormat};
     use hurl_core::text::Format;
 
     #[test]
@@ -339,7 +339,13 @@ mod tests {
             "\n 1 | GET http://unknown\n   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (6) Could not resolve host: unknown\n   |"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            error_string(filename, content, &error, Some(entry_source_info), false),
+            error_string(
+                filename,
+                content,
+                &error,
+                Some(entry_source_info),
+                OutputFormat::Terminal(false)
+            ),
             r#"HTTP connection
   --> test.hurl:1:5
    |
@@ -375,7 +381,13 @@ HTTP/1.0 200
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
-            error_string(filename, content, &error, Some(entry_source_info), false),
+            error_string(
+                filename,
+                content,
+                &error,
+                Some(entry_source_info),
+                OutputFormat::Terminal(false)
+            ),
             r#"Assert status code
   --> test.hurl:2:10
    |
@@ -406,7 +418,13 @@ xpath "strong(//head/title)" == "Hello"
         "\n 4 | xpath \"strong(//head/title)\" == \"Hello\"\n   |       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the XPath expression is not valid\n   |"
     );
         assert_eq!(
-            error_string(filename, content, &error, Some(entry_source_info), false),
+            error_string(
+                filename,
+                content,
+                &error,
+                Some(entry_source_info),
+                OutputFormat::Terminal(false)
+            ),
             r#"Invalid XPath expression
   --> test.hurl:4:7
    |
@@ -450,7 +468,13 @@ jsonpath "$.count" >= 5
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
-            error_string(filename, content, &error, Some(entry_source_info), false),
+            error_string(
+                filename,
+                content,
+                &error,
+                Some(entry_source_info),
+                OutputFormat::Terminal(false)
+            ),
             r#"Assert failure
   --> test.hurl:4:0
    |
@@ -486,7 +510,13 @@ HTTP/1.0 200
             "\n 3 | ```<p>Hello</p>\n   |    ^ actual value is <<p>Hello</p>\n   |\n   |      >\n   |"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            error_string(filename, content, &error, Some(entry_source_info), false),
+            error_string(
+                filename,
+                content,
+                &error,
+                Some(entry_source_info),
+                OutputFormat::Terminal(false)
+            ),
             r#"Assert body value
   --> test.hurl:3:4
    |
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/util/logger.rs b/packages/hurl/src/util/logger.rs
index 00ade139087..e86c36b167d 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/util/logger.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/util/logger.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //! Log utilities.
 
 use hurl_core::ast::SourceInfo;
-use hurl_core::error::{error_string, split_lines, DisplaySourceError};
+use hurl_core::error::{error_string, split_lines, DisplaySourceError, OutputFormat};
 use hurl_core::text::{Format, Style, StyledString};
 
 use crate::runner::Value;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ impl Logger {
             content,
             error,
             Some(entry_src_info),
-            self.color,
+            OutputFormat::Terminal(self.color),
         );
         split_lines(&message).iter().for_each(|l| self.debug(l));
     }
@@ -274,7 +274,13 @@ impl Logger {
     }
 
     pub fn error_parsing_rich<E: DisplaySourceError>(&mut self, content: &str, error: &E) {
-        let message = error_string(&self.filename, content, error, None, self.color);
+        let message = error_string(
+            &self.filename,
+            content,
+            error,
+            None,
+            OutputFormat::Terminal(self.color),
+        );
         self.error_rich(&message);
     }
 
@@ -289,7 +295,7 @@ impl Logger {
             content,
             error,
             Some(entry_src_info),
-            self.color,
+            OutputFormat::Terminal(self.color),
         );
         self.error_rich(&message);
     }
diff --git a/packages/hurl_core/src/error/mod.rs b/packages/hurl_core/src/error/mod.rs
index 86e7e05eb8d..fd1dfdb0e26 100644
--- a/packages/hurl_core/src/error/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl_core/src/error/mod.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ pub fn add_carets(message: &str, source_info: SourceInfo, content: &[&str]) -> S
     s
 }
 
+/// Format used by error_string
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum OutputFormat {
+    Terminal(bool), // Replace \r\n by \n
+    Json,
+}
+
 /// Returns the string representation of an `error`, given `lines` of content and a `filename`.
 ///
 /// The source information where the error occurred can be retrieved in `error`; optionally,
@@ -102,7 +109,7 @@ pub fn error_string<E: DisplaySourceError>(
     content: &str,
     error: &E,
     entry_src_info: Option<SourceInfo>,
-    colored: bool,
+    format: OutputFormat,
 ) -> String {
     let mut text = String::new();
     let lines = split_lines(content);
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ pub fn error_string<E: DisplaySourceError>(
     // The number of digits of the lines count.
     let loc_max_width = max(lines.len().to_string().len(), 2);
     let separator = "|";
+    let colored = format == OutputFormat::Terminal(true);
 
     let spaces = " ".repeat(loc_max_width);
     let prefix = format!("{spaces} {separator}");
@@ -182,7 +190,10 @@ pub fn error_string<E: DisplaySourceError>(
 
     text.push_str(&message);
 
-    text
+    match format {
+        OutputFormat::Terminal(_) => text.replace("\r\n", "\n"), // CRLF must be replaced by LF in the terminal
+        OutputFormat::Json => text,
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn add_line_info_prefix(
@@ -366,7 +377,13 @@ HTTP 200
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
-            error_string(filename, content, &error, None, false),
+            error_string(
+                filename,
+                content,
+                &error,
+                None,
+                OutputFormat::Terminal(false)
+            ),
             r#"Assert body value
   --> test.hurl:4:1
    |
diff --git a/packages/hurl_core/src/parser/error.rs b/packages/hurl_core/src/parser/error.rs
index cbff9c174a1..42817f98f80 100644
--- a/packages/hurl_core/src/parser/error.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl_core/src/parser/error.rs
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ fn levenshtein_distance(s1: &str, s2: &str) -> usize {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::error::error_string;
+    use crate::error::{error_string, OutputFormat};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_levenshtein() {
@@ -350,7 +350,13 @@ mod tests {
             kind: ParseErrorKind::UrlInvalidStart,
         };
         assert_eq!(
-            error_string(filename, content, &error, None, false),
+            error_string(
+                filename,
+                content,
+                &error,
+                None,
+                OutputFormat::Terminal(false)
+            ),
             r#"Parsing URL
   --> test.hurl:1:5
    |