diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index b0dc391190..557701d0c4 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -80,7 +80,13 @@ class LoggingTransaction(object):
     def executemany(self, sql, *args):
         self._do_execute(self.txn.executemany, sql, *args)
 
+    def _make_sql_one_line(self, sql):
+        "Strip newlines out of SQL so that the loggers in the DB are on one line"
+        return " ".join(l.strip() for l in sql.splitlines() if l.strip())
+
     def _do_execute(self, func, sql, *args):
+        sql = self._make_sql_one_line(sql)
+
         # TODO(paul): Maybe use 'info' and 'debug' for values?
         sql_logger.debug("[SQL] {%s} %s", self.name, sql)