diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1d40c13..c568c6e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func updateContributors(cfg Configuration, contributors []Contributor, content s
 	contributorsHTML := generateContributors(cfg, contributors)
 
 	if r.MatchString(content) {
-		content = r.ReplaceAllString(content, fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s\n%s", guard, contributorsHTML, guard))
+		content = r.ReplaceAllString(content, fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s\n\n%s", guard, contributorsHTML, guard))
 	} else {
 		// todo: possible option to add it to the content regardless of guards
 		// content += fmt.Sprintf("\n\n%s\n%s\n%s", guard, contributorsHTML, guard)