diff --git a/initialize/manage_etc_hosts.go b/initialize/manage_etc_hosts.go
index 6632e5e..f168d98 100644
--- a/initialize/manage_etc_hosts.go
+++ b/initialize/manage_etc_hosts.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func generateEtcHosts(option string) (out string, err error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", DefaultIpv4Address, hostname), nil
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n", DefaultIpv4Address, hostname), nil
 
 }
 
diff --git a/initialize/manage_etc_hosts_test.go b/initialize/manage_etc_hosts_test.go
index 77f06bc..c73dfef 100644
--- a/initialize/manage_etc_hosts_test.go
+++ b/initialize/manage_etc_hosts_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestEtcHostsWrittenToDisk(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to read OS hostname: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	expect := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", DefaultIpv4Address, hostname)
+	expect := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n", DefaultIpv4Address, hostname)
 
 	if string(contents) != expect {
 		t.Fatalf("File has incorrect contents")