diff --git a/lib/server/versionFallback.js b/lib/server/versionFallback.js
index 19e75adbd7..099fcb1238 100644
--- a/lib/server/versionFallback.js
+++ b/lib/server/versionFallback.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if (fs.existsSync(CWD + '/languages.js')) {
 // included to prevent cyclical dependency with readMetadata.js
 
 function splitHeader(content) {
-  const lines = content.split('\n');
+  const lines = content.split(/\r?\n/);
   let i = 1;
   for (; i < lines.length - 1; ++i) {
     if (lines[i] === '---') {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function extractMetadata(content) {
   if (!both.content) {
     return {metadata, rawContent: both.header};
   }
-  const lines = both.header.split('\n');
+  const lines = both.header.split(/\r?\n/);
   for (let i = 0; i < lines.length - 1; ++i) {
     const keyvalue = lines[i].split(':');
     const key = keyvalue[0].trim();