diff --git a/geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/distributed/internal/membership/NetView.java b/geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/distributed/internal/membership/NetView.java
index a9c68529e0cf..8f7e752816f1 100644
--- a/geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/distributed/internal/membership/NetView.java
+++ b/geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/distributed/internal/membership/NetView.java
@@ -512,23 +512,35 @@ public String toString() {
     InternalDistributedMember lead = getLeadMember();
 
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(200);
-    sb.append("View[").append(creator).append('|').append(viewId).append("]\nmembers: [");
+    sb.append("View[").append(creator).append('|').append(viewId).append("] members: [");
+    boolean first = true;
     for (InternalDistributedMember mbr : this.members) {
-      sb.append("\n").append(mbr);
+      if (!first)
+        sb.append(", ");
+      sb.append(mbr);
       if (mbr == lead) {
         sb.append("{lead}");
       }
+      first = false;
     }
     if (!this.shutdownMembers.isEmpty()) {
-      sb.append("]\nshutdown: [");
+      sb.append("]  shutdown: [");
+      first = true;
       for (InternalDistributedMember mbr : this.shutdownMembers) {
-        sb.append("\n").append(mbr);
+        if (!first)
+          sb.append(", ");
+        sb.append(mbr);
+        first = false;
       }
     }
     if (!this.crashedMembers.isEmpty()) {
-      sb.append("]\ncrashed: [");
+      sb.append("]  crashed: [");
+      first = true;
       for (InternalDistributedMember mbr : this.crashedMembers) {
-        sb.append("\n").append(mbr);
+        if (!first)
+          sb.append(", ");
+        sb.append(mbr);
+        first = false;
       }
     }
     // sb.append("] fd ports: [");
@@ -543,7 +555,6 @@ public String toString() {
     sb.append("]");
     return sb.toString();
   }
-
   /**
    * Returns the ID from this view that is equal to the argument. If no such ID exists the argument
    * is returned.