--- a/cmds/jrsonnet/src/main.rs
+++ b/cmds/jrsonnet/src/main.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@
 		let mut file = File::create(path)?;
 		writeln!(file, "{}", state.manifest(val)?)?;
 	} else {
-		println!("{}", state.manifest(val)?);
+		let output = state.manifest(val)?;
+		if !output.is_empty() {
+			println!("{}", output);
+		}
 	}
 
 	Ok(())