diff --git a/server/events/markdown_renderer.go b/server/events/markdown_renderer.go
index 34b51f171a..88c7d6bf55 100644
--- a/server/events/markdown_renderer.go
+++ b/server/events/markdown_renderer.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ var singleProjectPlanUnsuccessfulTmpl = template.Must(template.New("").Parse(
 	"{{$result := index .Results 0}}Ran {{.Command}} for dir: `{{$result.RepoRelDir}}` workspace: `{{$result.Workspace}}`\n\n" +
 		"{{$result.Rendered}}\n" + logTmpl))
 var multiProjectPlanTmpl = template.Must(template.New("").Funcs(sprig.TxtFuncMap()).Parse(
-	"Ran {{.Command}} for {{ len .Results }} projects:\n" +
+	"Ran {{.Command}} for {{ len .Results }} projects:\n\n" +
 		"{{ range $result := .Results }}" +
 		"1. {{ if $result.ProjectName }}project: `{{$result.ProjectName}}` {{ end }}dir: `{{$result.RepoRelDir}}` workspace: `{{$result.Workspace}}`\n" +
 		"{{end}}\n" +
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ var multiProjectPlanTmpl = template.Must(template.New("").Funcs(sprig.TxtFuncMap
 		"    * `atlantis apply`{{end}}" +
 		logTmpl))
 var multiProjectApplyTmpl = template.Must(template.New("").Funcs(sprig.TxtFuncMap()).Parse(
-	"Ran {{.Command}} for {{ len .Results }} projects:\n" +
+	"Ran {{.Command}} for {{ len .Results }} projects:\n\n" +
 		"{{ range $result := .Results }}" +
 		"1. {{ if $result.ProjectName }}project: `{{$result.ProjectName}}` {{ end }}dir: `{{$result.RepoRelDir}}` workspace: `{{$result.Workspace}}`\n" +
 		"{{end}}\n" +
diff --git a/server/events/markdown_renderer_test.go b/server/events/markdown_renderer_test.go
index 8b4c011584..1403015d73 100644
--- a/server/events/markdown_renderer_test.go
+++ b/server/events/markdown_renderer_test.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TestRenderProjectResults(t *testing.T) {
 			models.PlanCommand,
 			[]models.ProjectResult{},
 			models.Github,
-			"Ran Plan for 0 projects:\n\n\n",
+			"Ran Plan for 0 projects:\n\n\n\n",
 		},
 		{
 			"single successful plan",
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ $$$
 			},
 			models.Github,
 			`Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: $path$ workspace: $workspace$
 1. project: $projectname$ dir: $path2$ workspace: $workspace$
 
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ $$$
 			},
 			models.Github,
 			`Ran Apply for 2 projects:
+
 1. project: $projectname$ dir: $path$ workspace: $workspace$
 1. dir: $path2$ workspace: $workspace$
 
@@ -394,6 +396,7 @@ $$$
 			},
 			models.Github,
 			`Ran Plan for 3 projects:
+
 1. dir: $path$ workspace: $workspace$
 1. dir: $path2$ workspace: $workspace$
 1. project: $projectname$ dir: $path3$ workspace: $workspace$
@@ -447,6 +450,7 @@ $$$
 			},
 			models.Github,
 			`Ran Apply for 3 projects:
+
 1. dir: $path$ workspace: $workspace$
 1. dir: $path2$ workspace: $workspace$
 1. dir: $path3$ workspace: $workspace$
@@ -493,6 +497,7 @@ $$$
 			},
 			models.Github,
 			`Ran Apply for 3 projects:
+
 1. dir: $path$ workspace: $workspace$
 1. dir: $path2$ workspace: $workspace$
 1. dir: $path3$ workspace: $workspace$
@@ -837,6 +842,7 @@ func TestRenderProjectResults_MultiProjectApplyWrapped(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}, models.ApplyCommand, "log", false, models.Github)
 	exp := `Ran Apply for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: $.$ workspace: $staging$
 1. dir: $.$ workspace: $production$
 
@@ -892,6 +898,7 @@ func TestRenderProjectResults_MultiProjectPlanWrapped(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}, models.PlanCommand, "log", false, models.Github)
 	exp := `Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: $.$ workspace: $staging$
 1. dir: $.$ workspace: $production$
 
@@ -973,6 +980,7 @@ func TestRenderProjectResults_PlansDeleted(t *testing.T) {
 				PlansDeleted: true,
 			},
 			exp: `Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: $.$ workspace: $staging$
 1. dir: $.$ workspace: $production$
 
@@ -1009,6 +1017,7 @@ func TestRenderProjectResults_PlansDeleted(t *testing.T) {
 				PlansDeleted: true,
 			},
 			exp: `Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: $.$ workspace: $staging$
 1. dir: $.$ workspace: $production$
 
diff --git a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/automerge/exp-output-autoplan.txt b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/automerge/exp-output-autoplan.txt
index 1ddff291f2..70ff3a5ba8 100644
--- a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/automerge/exp-output-autoplan.txt
+++ b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/automerge/exp-output-autoplan.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: `dir1` workspace: `default`
 1. dir: `dir2` workspace: `default`
 
diff --git a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/modules-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/modules-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
index 90891f1a08..2f739dfb13 100644
--- a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/modules-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
+++ b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/modules-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: `staging` workspace: `default`
 1. dir: `production` workspace: `default`
 
diff --git a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/server-side-cfg/exp-output-autoplan.txt b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/server-side-cfg/exp-output-autoplan.txt
index ad7470557a..73e701a5f3 100644
--- a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/server-side-cfg/exp-output-autoplan.txt
+++ b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/server-side-cfg/exp-output-autoplan.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: `.` workspace: `default`
 1. dir: `.` workspace: `staging`
 
diff --git a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple-yaml/exp-output-apply-all.txt b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple-yaml/exp-output-apply-all.txt
index 05e2162fa3..c144599164 100644
--- a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple-yaml/exp-output-apply-all.txt
+++ b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple-yaml/exp-output-apply-all.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Ran Apply for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: `.` workspace: `default`
 1. dir: `.` workspace: `staging`
 
diff --git a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
index f19ef044ce..3fff439369 100644
--- a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
+++ b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: `.` workspace: `default`
 1. dir: `.` workspace: `staging`
 
diff --git a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple/exp-output-apply-var-all.txt b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple/exp-output-apply-var-all.txt
index c6432b58bd..5abaf0d5a2 100644
--- a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple/exp-output-apply-var-all.txt
+++ b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/simple/exp-output-apply-var-all.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Ran Apply for 2 projects:
+
 1. dir: `.` workspace: `default`
 1. dir: `.` workspace: `new_workspace`
 
diff --git a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/tfvars-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/tfvars-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
index 2faecf2963..f93de7fb89 100644
--- a/server/testfixtures/test-repos/tfvars-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
+++ b/server/testfixtures/test-repos/tfvars-yaml/exp-output-autoplan.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Ran Plan for 2 projects:
+
 1. project: `default` dir: `.` workspace: `default`
 1. project: `staging` dir: `.` workspace: `default`