diff --git a/lib/nerves_motd.ex b/lib/nerves_motd.ex
index bdef86f..4e853da 100644
--- a/lib/nerves_motd.ex
+++ b/lib/nerves_motd.ex
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ defmodule NervesMOTD do
         Enum.map(rows(apps, combined_opts), &format_row/1),
         "\n",
         fortune(opts),
-        "\n"
       ]
       |> IO.ANSI.format()
       |> IO.puts()
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ defmodule NervesMOTD do
   @spec fortune([option()]) :: IO.ANSI.ansidata()
   defp fortune(opts) do
     if opts[:fortune] do
-      Fortune.random!()
+      [Fortune.random!(), "n"]
     else
       []
     end
diff --git a/test/nerves_motd_test.exs b/test/nerves_motd_test.exs
index f74ae4f..508e9e1 100644
--- a/test/nerves_motd_test.exs
+++ b/test/nerves_motd_test.exs
@@ -348,25 +348,4 @@ defmodule NervesMOTDTest do
 
     assert capture_motd() == ""
   end
-
-  describe "fortune" do
-    setup _context do
-      NervesMOTD.MockRuntime
-      |> Mox.expect(:applications, 1, default_applications_code())
-      |> Mox.expect(:active_partition, 1, fn -> "A" end)
-      |> Mox.expect(:firmware_validity, 1, fn -> :valid end)
-
-      :ok
-    end
-
-    @fortune_regex ~r/\n---*\n.*\n---*\n/
-
-    test "does not show fortune by default" do
-      refute capture_motd() =~ @fortune_regex
-    end
-
-    test "shows fortune when enabled" do
-      assert capture_motd(fortune: true) =~ @fortune_regex
-    end
-  end
 end