diff --git a/lib/po.js b/lib/po.js
index 623165f..a7f9c2c 100644
--- a/lib/po.js
+++ b/lib/po.js
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ PO.prototype.toString = function () {
 
     if (this.comments) {
         this.comments.forEach(function (comment) {
-            lines.push('# ' + comment);
+            lines.push(('# ' + comment).trim());
         });
     }
     if (this.extractedComments) {
         this.extractedComments.forEach(function (comment) {
-            lines.push('#. ' + comment);
+            lines.push(('#. ' + comment).trim());
         });
     }