diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index 321e118c339..d667b73fc33 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def formatException(self, ei):
         traceback.print_exception(ei[0], ei[1], ei[2], None, sio)
         s = sio.getvalue()
         sio.close()
-        if s[-1] == "\n":
+        if s[-1:] == "\n":
             s = s[:-1]
         return s
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ def format(self, record):
             if not record.exc_text:
                 record.exc_text = self.formatException(record.exc_info)
         if record.exc_text:
-            if s[-1] != "\n":
+            if s[-1:] != "\n":
                 s = s + "\n"
             s = s + record.exc_text
         return s