diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 98afead..5feed6a 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.7.17
-####  Date: July 19 2011
+####  version: 1.7.18
+####  Date: July 20 2011
 ####  Patch Number: 00
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
@@ -5806,7 +5806,9 @@ get_sensors_output()
 	if [[ -n $sensors_path ]];then
 		sensors_data="$( $sensors_path 2>/dev/null )"
 		if [[ -n "$sensors_data" ]];then
-			sensors_data="$sensors_data\n\n###" # make sure the file ends in newlines
+			# make sure the file ends in newlines then characters, the newlines are lost in the echo unless
+			# the data ends in some characters
+			sensors_data="$sensors_data\n\n###" 
 		fi
 	fi
 	echo -e "$sensors_data"