diff --git a/src/freedombone-addemail b/src/freedombone-addemail
index f91ceee9..6d87ad4c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-addemail
+++ b/src/freedombone-addemail
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ if [ ! -d "$LISTDIR" ]; then
 fi
 chown -R $MYUSERNAME:$MYUSERNAME $LISTDIR
 if ! grep -q "From: $EMAILADDRESS" $PM; then
-    echo "" >> $PM
     echo "# Email rule for $EMAILADDRESS -> $MAILINGLIST" >> $PM
     echo ":0" >> $PM
     echo "  * ^From: $EMAILADDRESS" >> $PM
diff --git a/src/freedombone-ignore b/src/freedombone-ignore
index fa1c6408..bc808308 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-ignore
+++ b/src/freedombone-ignore
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ PM=/home/$MYUSERNAME/.procmailrc
 # Ignore if subject line contains text
 if [ $SUBJECT_TEXT ]; then
     if ! grep -q "Ignore rule for $SUBJECT_TEXT" $PM; then
-        echo "" >> $PM
         echo "# Ignore rule for $SUBJECT_TEXT" >> $PM
         echo ":0" >> $PM
         echo "  * ^Subject:.*$SUBJECT_TEXT" >> $PM
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ fi
 # ignore an email address
 if [ $EMAIL_ADDRESS ]; then
     if ! grep -q "Ignore rule for $EMAIL_ADDRESS" $PM; then
-        echo "" >> $PM
         echo "# Ignore rule for $EMAIL_ADDRESS" >> $PM
         echo ":0" >> $PM
         echo "  * ^From: $EMAIL_ADDRESS" >> $PM