diff --git a/insta/src/snapshot.rs b/insta/src/snapshot.rs
index e69f5660..dc0a210e 100644
--- a/insta/src/snapshot.rs
+++ b/insta/src/snapshot.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ impl Snapshot {
 
     /// The normalized snapshot contents as a String
     pub fn contents_string(&self) -> String {
-        self.snapshot.to_string()
+        self.snapshot.normalize()
     }
 
     fn serialize_snapshot(&self, md: &MetaData) -> String {