--- a/cmds/jrsonnet-fmt/src/comments.rs
+++ b/cmds/jrsonnet-fmt/src/comments.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 					if matches!(loc, CommentLocation::ItemInline) {
 						p!(pi: str(" "));
 					}
-					p!(pi: str("/* ") string(lines[0].trim().to_string()) str(" */"))
+					p!(pi: str("/* ") string(lines[0].trim().to_string()) str(" */") nl)
 				} else if !lines.is_empty() {
 					fn common_ws_prefix<'a>(a: &'a str, b: &str) -> &'a str {
 						let offset = a
--- a/cmds/jrsonnet-fmt/src/main.rs
+++ b/cmds/jrsonnet-fmt/src/main.rs
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@
 					return p!(new: str("{ }"));
 				}
 				let mut pi = p!(new: str("{") >i nl);
-				for mem in children.into_iter() {
-					if mem.should_start_with_newline {
+				for (i, mem) in children.into_iter().enumerate() {
+					if mem.should_start_with_newline && i != 0 {
 						p!(pi: nl);
 					}
 					p!(pi: items(format_comments(&mem.before_trivia, CommentLocation::AboveItem)));