diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 886baee85b..849e12ea4b 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -3722,7 +3722,7 @@ class _GitCookiesChecker(object):
     problems = [False]
     def add_problem():
       if not problems[0]:
-        print('.gitcookies problem report:\n')
+        print('\n\n.gitcookies problem report:\n')
       problems[0] = True
 
     if self.has_generic_host():
diff --git a/tests/git_cl_test.py b/tests/git_cl_test.py
index 068729d145..df5fd81055 100755
--- a/tests/git_cl_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_cl_test.py
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ class GitCookiesCheckerTest(TestCase):
       expected = f.read()
     def by_line(text):
       return [l.rstrip() for l in text.rstrip().splitlines()]
-    self.assertEqual(by_line(sys.stdout.getvalue()), by_line(expected))
+    self.assertEqual(by_line(sys.stdout.getvalue().strip()), by_line(expected))
 
 class TestGitCl(TestCase):
   def setUp(self):