diff --git a/jaclang/compiler/passes/tool/jac_formatter_pass.py b/jaclang/compiler/passes/tool/jac_formatter_pass.py
index fe32ed102..5cfd58970 100644
--- a/jaclang/compiler/passes/tool/jac_formatter_pass.py
+++ b/jaclang/compiler/passes/tool/jac_formatter_pass.py
@@ -2458,7 +2458,11 @@ def exit_string(self, node: ast.String) -> None:
         pos_end: int,
         """
         # if string is in docstring format and spans multiple lines turn into the multiple single quoted strings
-        if "\n" in node.value and node.parent and isinstance(node.parent, ast.Expr):
+        if "\n" in node.value and (
+            node.parent
+            and isinstance(node.parent, ast.Expr)
+            and not isinstance(node.parent, ast.MultiString)
+        ):
             string_type = node.value[0:3]
             pure_string = node.value[3:-3]
             lines = pure_string.split("\n")
@@ -2476,10 +2480,10 @@ def exit_string(self, node: ast.String) -> None:
             string_type = node.value[0:3]
             pure_string = node.value[3:-3]
             lines = pure_string.split("\n")
-            self.emit(node, string_type)
-            for line in lines[:-1]:
-                self.emit_ln(node, line)
-            self.emit_ln(node, f"{lines[-1]}{string_type}")
+            self.emit_ln(node, f"{string_type}{lines[0].lstrip()}")
+            for line in lines[1:-1]:
+                self.emit_ln(node, line.lstrip())
+            self.emit(node, f"{lines[-1].lstrip()}{string_type}")
         else:
             self.emit(node, node.value)
 
diff --git a/jaclang/compiler/passes/tool/tests/fixtures/general_format_checks/triple_quoted_string.jac b/jaclang/compiler/passes/tool/tests/fixtures/general_format_checks/triple_quoted_string.jac
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13e963519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jaclang/compiler/passes/tool/tests/fixtures/general_format_checks/triple_quoted_string.jac
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+with entry {
+    triple_quoted_string = """This is a triple quoted string.
+    It can span multiple lines.
+    It can contain any number of quotes or apostrophes.
+    """;
+}
diff --git a/jaclang/tests/fixtures/chandra_bugs2.jac b/jaclang/tests/fixtures/chandra_bugs2.jac
index ee2f2fda0..81a652e77 100644
--- a/jaclang/tests/fixtures/chandra_bugs2.jac
+++ b/jaclang/tests/fixtures/chandra_bugs2.jac
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import:py re;
 
-glob a: int=5;
+glob a: int = 5;
 
 with entry {
-    arguments = {x:None  for x in re.findall(r'\{([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\}', "Apple {apple} pineapple {pineapple}")};
-    a: int=5;
+    arguments = {x: None  for x in re.findall(
+        r'\{([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\}',
+        "Apple {apple} pineapple {pineapple}"
+    )};
+    a: int = 5;
     if False {
         with open(f"Apple{apple}.txt") as f { # Fix syntax highlighting
 
@@ -12,15 +15,13 @@ with entry {
         }
     }
     print(arguments);
-    print(
-        """This is a long
-        line of code."""
-    );
+    print("""This is a long
+    line of code.""");
 }
 
-with entry{
-    a={"a":"apple", "b":"ball", "c":"cat"};
-    y={**a, "d":"dog", "e":"elephant"};
+with entry {
+    a = {"a": "apple", "b": "ball", "c": "cat"};
+    y = {**a, "d": "dog", "e": "elephant"};
     print(y);
 }
 # Use before def error would be nice
diff --git a/jaclang/tests/test_language.py b/jaclang/tests/test_language.py
index 10b3b1883..3be22663e 100644
--- a/jaclang/tests/test_language.py
+++ b/jaclang/tests/test_language.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def test_chandra_bugs2(self) -> None:
             stdout_value,
             "{'apple': None, 'pineapple': None}\n"
             "This is a long\n"
-            "        line of code.\n"
+            "    line of code.\n"
             "{'a': 'apple', 'b': 'ball', 'c': 'cat', 'd': 'dog', 'e': 'elephant'}\n",
         )