diff --git a/src/compare/compare.rs b/src/compare/compare.rs
index 4ba45199..5d6cd460 100644
--- a/src/compare/compare.rs
+++ b/src/compare/compare.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ use crate::LocalFileAccessInterface;
 pub fn run_anonymous_compare<P: AsRef<str>>(
     org_contents: P,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let org_contents = org_contents.as_ref();
+    // TODO: This is a work-around to pretend that dos line endings do not exist. It would be better to handle the difference in line endings.
+    let org_contents = org_contents.as_ref().replace("\r\n", "\n");
+    let org_contents = org_contents.as_str();
     eprintln!("Using emacs version: {}", get_emacs_version()?.trim());
     eprintln!("Using org-mode version: {}", get_org_mode_version()?.trim());
     let rust_parsed = parse(org_contents)?;
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ pub fn run_compare_on_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(org_path: P) -> Result<(), Box<dyn st
         .parent()
         .ok_or("Should be contained inside a directory.")?;
     let org_contents = std::fs::read_to_string(org_path)?;
+    // TODO: This is a work-around to pretend that dos line endings do not exist. It would be better to handle the difference in line endings.
+    let org_contents = org_contents.replace("\r\n", "\n");
     let org_contents = org_contents.as_str();
     let file_access_interface = LocalFileAccessInterface {
         working_directory: Some(parent_directory.to_path_buf()),