diff --git a/oslo_policy/generator.py b/oslo_policy/generator.py
index c4d4ee39..c1df6255 100644
--- a/oslo_policy/generator.py
+++ b/oslo_policy/generator.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def _format_rule_default_yaml(default, include_help=True):
             {'name': default.name,
              'check_str': default.check_str})
     if include_help:
-        text = ('%(help)s\n%(text)s' %
+        text = ('%(help)s\n%(text)s\n' %
                 {'help': _format_help_text(default.description),
                  'text': text})
     return text
diff --git a/oslo_policy/tests/test_generator.py b/oslo_policy/tests/test_generator.py
index 0ae61be3..6316d2cf 100644
--- a/oslo_policy/tests/test_generator.py
+++ b/oslo_policy/tests/test_generator.py
@@ -88,13 +88,17 @@ class GenerateSampleTestCase(base.PolicyBaseTestCase):
 
         expected = '''# Basic admin check
 "admin": "is_admin:True"
+
 # This is a long description to check that line wrapping functions
 # properly
 "owner": "project_id:%(project_id)s"
+
 #
 "shared": "field:networks:shared=True"
+
 #
 "admin_or_owner": "rule:admin or rule:owner"
+
 '''
         output_file = self.get_config_file_fullname('policy.yaml')
         with mock.patch('stevedore.named.NamedExtensionManager',
@@ -121,13 +125,17 @@ class GenerateSampleTestCase(base.PolicyBaseTestCase):
 
         expected = '''# Basic admin check
 "admin": "is_admin:True"
+
 # This is a long description to check that line wrapping functions
 # properly
 "owner": "project_id:%(project_id)s"
+
 #
 "shared": "field:networks:shared=True"
+
 #
 "admin_or_owner": "rule:admin or rule:owner"
+
 '''
         stdout = self._capture_stdout()
         with mock.patch('stevedore.named.NamedExtensionManager',
@@ -159,6 +167,7 @@ class GenerateSampleTestCase(base.PolicyBaseTestCase):
 #
 # This is a description to check that empty line has no white spaces.
 "admin": "is_admin:True"
+
 '''
         output_file = self.get_config_file_fullname('policy.yaml')
         with mock.patch('stevedore.named.NamedExtensionManager',