diff --git a/evennia/utils/batchprocessors.py b/evennia/utils/batchprocessors.py
index 3a94d72acb..540c006d8e 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/batchprocessors.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/batchprocessors.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class BatchCommandProcessor(object):
 
         def replace_insert(match):
             "Map replace entries"
-            return "\#\n".join(self.parse_file(match.group(1)))
+            return "\n#".join(self.parse_file(match.group(1)))
 
         # insert commands from inserted files
         text = RE_INSERT.sub(replace_insert, text)