diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/markdown_exporter.py b/jrnl/plugins/markdown_exporter.py
index 147e8ac5..c9a11f86 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/markdown_exporter.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/markdown_exporter.py
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ class MarkdownExporter(TextExporter):
         if warn_on_heading_level is True:
             print("{}WARNING{}: Headings increased past H6 on export - {} {}".format(WARNING_COLOR, RESET_COLOR, date_str, entry.title), file=sys.stderr)
 
-        return "{md} {date} {title}\n{body} {space}".format(
+        return "{md} {date} {title}\n{body}{space}".format(
             md=heading,
             date=date_str,
             title=entry.title,
             body=newbody,
-            space=""
+            space="\n"
         )
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/yaml_exporter.py b/jrnl/plugins/yaml_exporter.py
index b856e73b..5a23cc22 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/yaml_exporter.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/yaml_exporter.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class YAMLExporter(TextExporter):
         # source directory is  entry.journal.config['journal']
         # output directory is...?
 
-        return "title: {title}\ndate: {date}\nstared: {stared}\ntags: {tags}\n{dayone} {body} {space}" \
+        return "title: {title}\ndate: {date}\nstared: {stared}\ntags: {tags}\n{dayone}{body}{space}" \
             .format(
                 date=date_str,
                 title=entry.title,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class YAMLExporter(TextExporter):
                 tags=', '.join([tag[1:] for tag in entry.tags]),
                 dayone=dayone_attributes,
                 body=newbody,
-                space=""
+                space="\n"
             )
 
     @classmethod