diff --git a/files/append.go b/files/append.go
index bd9f4ee..cb62d9b 100644
--- a/files/append.go
+++ b/files/append.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package files
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	fp "path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -31,18 +32,32 @@ func Append(l models.Log) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0640)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR, 0640)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
+	f.Seek(-1, os.SEEK_END)
+	last := make([]byte, 1, 1)
+	n, err := f.Read(last)
+	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err == nil && n > 0 {
+		if last[0] != 10 {
+			f.Write([]byte{10})
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, e := range l.Entries {
 		by, err := e.MarshalText()
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		f.Write(by)
+		f.Write([]byte{10})
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/files/append_test.go b/files/append_test.go
index c31ec63..0976363 100644
--- a/files/append_test.go
+++ b/files/append_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func (s *AppendTestSuite) TearDownSuite() {
 }
 
 func (s *AppendTestSuite) TestSuccess() {
+	defer os.Remove(s.dir + "/test.log")
 	when := time.Now().Local()
 	e := models.Entry{
 		Title: "Jimmy",
@@ -57,7 +58,68 @@ func (s *AppendTestSuite) TestSuccess() {
 	s.Assert().Contains(st, "\n@bar true")
 }
 
+func (s *AppendTestSuite) TestTwoEntries() {
+	defer os.Remove(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	when := time.Now().Local()
+	whens := when.Format(models.DateFormat)
+	e := []models.Entry{
+		{Title: "one", Date: when},
+		{Title: "two", Date: when},
+	}
+	l := models.Log{
+		Name:    "test",
+		Entries: e,
+	}
+	err := Append(l)
+	s.Assert().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().FileExists(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	by, _ := os.ReadFile(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	exp := fmt.Sprintf("@begin %s - one @end\n@begin %s - two @end\n", whens, whens)
+	s.Assert().Equal(exp, string(by))
+}
+
+func (s *AppendTestSuite) TestAddNewLine() {
+	defer os.Remove(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	os.WriteFile(s.dir+"/test.log", []byte("foo"), 0644)
+	when := time.Now().Local()
+	whens := when.Format(models.DateFormat)
+	e := []models.Entry{
+		{Title: "one", Date: when},
+	}
+	l := models.Log{
+		Name:    "test",
+		Entries: e,
+	}
+	err := Append(l)
+	s.Assert().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().FileExists(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	by, _ := os.ReadFile(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	exp := fmt.Sprintf("foo\n@begin %s - one @end\n", whens)
+	s.Assert().Equal(exp, string(by))
+}
+
+func (s *AppendTestSuite) TestDontAddNewLine() {
+	defer os.Remove(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	os.WriteFile(s.dir+"/test.log", []byte("foo\n"), 0644)
+	when := time.Now().Local()
+	whens := when.Format(models.DateFormat)
+	e := []models.Entry{
+		{Title: "one", Date: when},
+	}
+	l := models.Log{
+		Name:    "test",
+		Entries: e,
+	}
+	err := Append(l)
+	s.Assert().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().FileExists(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	by, _ := os.ReadFile(s.dir + "/test.log")
+	exp := fmt.Sprintf("foo\n@begin %s - one @end\n", whens)
+	s.Assert().Equal(exp, string(by))
+}
+
 func (s *AppendTestSuite) TestFailEntry() {
+	defer os.Remove(s.dir + "/test.log")
 	e := models.Entry{
 		Title: "Jimmy",
 	}
diff --git a/models/entry.go b/models/entry.go
index d504536..5a19933 100644
--- a/models/entry.go
+++ b/models/entry.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (e Entry) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	ch := e.getFieldMarshalChan()
 	buff := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	buff.WriteString("\n@begin ")
+	buff.WriteString("@begin ")
 	buff.WriteString(e.Date.Format(DateFormat))
 	buff.WriteString(" - ")
 	buff.WriteString(e.Title)
diff --git a/models/entry_test.go b/models/entry_test.go
index a8bec44..aefecc9 100644
--- a/models/entry_test.go
+++ b/models/entry_test.go
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ func getEntryMarshalTestRunner(title string, date time.Time, fields []Meta, firs
 		if first == "" {
 			return
 		}
+		os := string(o)
 		if len(lines) == 0 {
-			assert.Equal(t, "\n"+first, string(o))
+			assert.Equal(t, first, os)
 			return
 		}
 
-		os := string(o)
-		assert.Regexp(t, "^\n"+first, os)
+		assert.Regexp(t, first, os)
 		for _, line := range lines {
 			assert.Regexp(t, "(?m)^"+line, os)
 		}