diff --git a/lib/agent/actions/alert/index.js b/lib/agent/actions/alert/index.js
index aba65a5a1..b6af04421 100644
--- a/lib/agent/actions/alert/index.js
+++ b/lib/agent/actions/alert/index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ exports.start = function(opts, cb) {
     emitter = null;
   }
 
+  // remove newlines so the message can be completely displayed
+  message = message.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm," ");
+
   args.push(message);
   system.spawn_as_logged_user(bin, args, function(err, alert) {
     if (err) return done(err);
diff --git a/lib/agent/providers/network/linux.js b/lib/agent/providers/network/linux.js
index 2f5c840bb..63aba58dc 100644
--- a/lib/agent/providers/network/linux.js
+++ b/lib/agent/providers/network/linux.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ exports.parse_access_points_list = function(output) {
       return;
 
     var obj = {
-      ssid:        parsed['ESSID'].slice(1, -1).replace(/[^\w :'-]/, ''), // remove "" and weird chars,
+      ssid:        parsed['ESSID'].slice(1, -1).replace(/[^\w :'-]/g, ''), // remove "" and weird chars,
       mac_address: parsed['Address'],
       security:    parsed['Encryption key'] == 'on'
     }
diff --git a/lib/agent/providers/network/mac.js b/lib/agent/providers/network/mac.js
index 4b8db9b75..e7fa76ea7 100644
--- a/lib/agent/providers/network/mac.js
+++ b/lib/agent/providers/network/mac.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ exports.parse_access_points_list = function(stdout) {
     var sec  = end[1] && end[1].trim();
 
     var ap = {
-      ssid            : start[0].trim().replace(/[^\w :'-]/, ''), // remove weird chars
+      ssid            : start[0].trim().replace(/[^\w :'-]/g, ''), // remove weird chars
       mac_address     : line.match(mac_address_regex)[0],
       signal_strength : parseInt(data[1]), // use positive integers
       channel         : parseInt(data[2]),
diff --git a/lib/agent/providers/network/windows.js b/lib/agent/providers/network/windows.js
index 21d99cf48..a81c56c77 100644
--- a/lib/agent/providers/network/windows.js
+++ b/lib/agent/providers/network/windows.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ exports.parse_access_points_list_autowc = function(out) {
 
   return arr.map(function(o) {
     return {
-      ssid            : o.ssid.replace(/[^\w :'-]/, ''),
+      ssid            : o.ssid.replace(/[^\w :'-]/g, ''),
       // security     : null, // don't have this data
       // quality      : null,
       signal_strength : o.signal_strength,