diff --git a/src/misc/setup.cpp b/src/misc/setup.cpp
index 957ef08f..1c44ef7e 100644
--- a/src/misc/setup.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/setup.cpp
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ string Section_prop::GetPropValue(string const& _property) const {
 }
 
 bool Section_line::HandleInputline(string const& line) {
-	data+=line;
-	data+="\n";
+	if (!data.empty()) data += "\n"; //Add return to previous line in buffer
+	data += line;
 	return true;
 }