diff --git a/src/pylorax/api/toml.py b/src/pylorax/api/toml.py
index cbe912ab..9af568a9 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/api/toml.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/api/toml.py
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ def loads(s):
         raise TomlError(e.msg, e.doc, e.pos)
 
 def dumps(o):
-    return toml.dumps(o, encoder=toml.TomlEncoder(dict))
+    # strip the result, because `toml.dumps` adds a lot of newlines
+    return toml.dumps(o, encoder=toml.TomlEncoder(dict)).strip()
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_blueprints_sanity.sh b/tests/cli/test_blueprints_sanity.sh
index ff50bd0d..a6bef801 100755
--- a/tests/cli/test_blueprints_sanity.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/test_blueprints_sanity.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ description = "Start building tests with beakerlib."
 version = "0.0.1"
 modules = []
 groups = []
-
 [[packages]]
 name = "beakerlib"
 version = "*"