diff --git a/evennia/objects/objects.py b/evennia/objects/objects.py
index cf3b6279de..7cb2186767 100644
--- a/evennia/objects/objects.py
+++ b/evennia/objects/objects.py
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ class DefaultObject(ObjectDB, metaclass=TypeclassBase):
             str: The final formatted output.
 
         """
-        return strip_extra_whitespace(appearance)
+        return strip_extra_whitespace(appearance).strip()
 
     def return_appearance(self, looker, **kwargs):
         """