diff --git a/plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jlleitschuh/gradle/ktlint/GitHook.kt b/plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jlleitschuh/gradle/ktlint/GitHook.kt
index 72a05a4b..e80cce7e 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jlleitschuh/gradle/ktlint/GitHook.kt
+++ b/plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jlleitschuh/gradle/ktlint/GitHook.kt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private fun postCheck(
             git add ${'$'}file
         fi
     done
-    """.trimIndent()
+    """.trim('\n', ' ')
 } else {
     ""
 }