diff --git a/Adafruit_GPS.cpp b/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
index 67ed335..5e5b341 100755
--- a/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
+++ b/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
@@ -452,10 +452,11 @@ char Adafruit_GPS::read(void) {
       if (Wire.requestFrom(0x10, GPS_MAX_I2C_TRANSFER, true) == GPS_MAX_I2C_TRANSFER) {
 	// got data!
 	_i2cbuff_max = 0;
-	char last_char = 0, curr_char = 0;
+	char curr_char = 0;
 	for (int i=0; i<GPS_MAX_I2C_TRANSFER; i++) {
 	  curr_char = Wire.read();
-	  if ((curr_char == 0x0A) && (last_char == 0x0A)) {  // skip duplicate 0x0A's (i2c buffer is empty)
+	  if ((curr_char == 0x0A) && (last_char != 0x0D)) { 
+	    // skip duplicate 0x0A's - but keep as part of a CRLF
 	    continue;
 	  }
 	  last_char = curr_char;
diff --git a/Adafruit_GPS.h b/Adafruit_GPS.h
index 3a33946..4821896 100644
--- a/Adafruit_GPS.h
+++ b/Adafruit_GPS.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class Adafruit_GPS : public Print{
   uint8_t _i2caddr;
   char _i2cbuffer[GPS_MAX_I2C_TRANSFER];
   int8_t _i2cbuff_max = -1, _i2cbuff_idx = 0;
+  char last_char = 0;
 };
 /**************************************************************************/