diff --git a/networkapi/plugins/F5/monitor.py b/networkapi/plugins/F5/monitor.py
index 10d68dd11..e848cb872 100644
--- a/networkapi/plugins/F5/monitor.py
+++ b/networkapi/plugins/F5/monitor.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ def prepare_template(self, **kwargs):
 
                         hr = kwargs['healthcheck'][i]['healthcheck_request']
                         if kwargs['healthcheck'][i]['healthcheck_type'] in ['HTTP', 'HTTPS']:
-                            healthcheck_request = hr[0:-4] + \
-                                hr[-4:].replace('\r', '').replace('\n', '') + '\r\n\r\n'
+                            healthcheck_request = hr[0:-8] + \
+                                hr[-8:].replace("\\r", '').replace("\\n", '') + "\\r\\n\\r\\n"
                         else:
                             healthcheck_request = hr