diff --git a/rem2pdf/lib/Remind/PDF/Entry.pm b/rem2pdf/lib/Remind/PDF/Entry.pm
index 75e187c1..a746c7a7 100644
--- a/rem2pdf/lib/Remind/PDF/Entry.pm
+++ b/rem2pdf/lib/Remind/PDF/Entry.pm
@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@ sub render
         # Collapse multiple spaces/tabs to a single space
         $body =~ s/[ \t]+/ /g;
 
-        # Collapse multiple newlines to a single newline
-        $body =~ s/\n+/\n/g;
-
         # Remove whitespace before/after newlines
         $body =~ s/\s+\n/\n/g;
         $body =~ s/\n\s+/\n/g;
+        # Collapse multiple newlines to a single newline
+        $body =~ s/\n+/\n/g;
 
         $layout->set_text(Encode::decode('UTF-8', $body));
         my $desc = Pango::FontDescription->from_string($settings->{entry_font} . ' ' . $settings->{entry_size} . 'px');