diff --git a/lib/formatter.js b/lib/formatter.js
index ee9d8e8..aadba31 100644
--- a/lib/formatter.js
+++ b/lib/formatter.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function formatListItem(prefix, elem, fn, options) {
 }
 
 function formatUnorderedList(elem, fn, options) {
-	var result = '';
+	var result = '\n';
 	_.each(elem.children, function(elem) {
 		result += formatListItem(' * ', elem, fn, options);
 	});
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function formatUnorderedList(elem, fn, options) {
 }
 
 function formatOrderedList(elem, fn, options) {
-	var result = '';
+	var result = '\n';
 	// Make sure there are list items present
 	if (elem.children && elem.children.length) {
 		// Calculate the maximum length to i.