diff --git a/lib/readmefile.js b/lib/readmefile.js
index b073526..005b2bf 100644
--- a/lib/readmefile.js
+++ b/lib/readmefile.js
@@ -36,15 +36,23 @@ function getReadmeFileName() {
 }
 function readReadmeFile(readmeFile) {
     let content = (0, fs_1.readFileSync)(readmeFile).toString();
-    const regex = /<!-- START INSTALL LINKS -->(?:.|\n)*?<!-- END INSTALL LINKS -->/;
+    const regex = /\n{0,1}<!-- START INSTALL LINKS -->(?:.|\n)*?<!-- END INSTALL LINKS -->\n{0,1}/;
     const index = regex.exec(content)?.index;
+    let contentPre = '', contentPost = '';
     if (index === undefined) {
-        if (!content.endsWith('\n')) {
-            content += '\n';
-        }
-        return [content, ''];
+        contentPre = content;
     }
-    content = content.replace(regex, '');
-    return [content.slice(0, index), content.slice(index)];
+    else {
+        content = content.replace(regex, '');
+        contentPre = content.slice(0, index);
+        contentPost = content.slice(index);
+    }
+    if (!contentPre.endsWith('\n')) {
+        contentPre += '\n';
+    }
+    if (!contentPost.endsWith('\n')) {
+        contentPost += '\n';
+    }
+    return [contentPre, contentPost];
 }
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diff --git a/lib/readmefile.js.map b/lib/readmefile.js.map
index 1ef245e..a7e003f 100644
--- a/lib/readmefile.js.map
+++ b/lib/readmefile.js.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/src/readmefile.ts b/src/readmefile.ts
index 9342043..5e930bc 100644
--- a/src/readmefile.ts
+++ b/src/readmefile.ts
@@ -46,16 +46,26 @@ function getReadmeFileName(): string | null {
 function readReadmeFile(readmeFile: string): [string, string] {
     let content = readFileSync(readmeFile).toString()
     const regex =
-        /<!-- START INSTALL LINKS -->(?:.|\n)*?<!-- END INSTALL LINKS -->/
+        /\n{0,1}<!-- START INSTALL LINKS -->(?:.|\n)*?<!-- END INSTALL LINKS -->\n{0,1}/
     const index = regex.exec(content)?.index
 
+    let contentPre = '',
+        contentPost = ''
+
     if (index === undefined) {
-        if (!content.endsWith('\n')) {
-            content += '\n'
-        }
-        return [content, '']
+        contentPre = content
+    } else {
+        content = content.replace(regex, '')
+        contentPre = content.slice(0, index)
+        contentPost = content.slice(index)
     }
 
-    content = content.replace(regex, '')
-    return [content.slice(0, index), content.slice(index)]
+    if (!contentPre.endsWith('\n')) {
+        contentPre += '\n'
+    }
+    if (!contentPost.endsWith('\n')) {
+        contentPost += '\n'
+    }
+
+    return [contentPre, contentPost]
 }