diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a34eeaa006abfb47be0893f2a82f25a43d15d6f..4541d8897c386d563d61ae30594a1a62b8d506c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ Next, we load the python file containing the reference code and fix all referenc
 The middle command is a convenience feature: It allows us to specify a special citation command `\nref{..}` which always compiles to `\cite[\ref{...}]{herlau}`. This is useful if e.g. `herlau` is the bibtex key for your lecture notes. The result is as follows:
 ```python 
 """
-
 References:
   [Ber07] Dimitri P. Bertsekas. Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control, Vol. II. Athena Scientific, 3rd edition, 2007. ISBN 1886529302.
-  [Her21] Tue Herlau. Sequential decision making. (See 02465_Notes.pdf), 2021."""
+  [Her21] Tue Herlau. Sequential decision making. (See 02465_Notes.pdf), 2021.
+"""
 def myfun(): #!s
     """
     To solve this exercise, look at eq. (1) in Section 1.
diff --git a/example/output/citations.py b/example/output/citations.py
index b652b65fc6bc715bed80437ee7f4180ef6b902e0..7904c3f44f403f483d07e71f5b5c606f220f676d 100644
--- a/example/output/citations.py
+++ b/example/output/citations.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """
-
 References:
   [Ber07] Dimitri P. Bertsekas. Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control, Vol. II. Athena Scientific, 3rd edition, 2007. ISBN 1886529302.
-  [Her21] Tue Herlau. Sequential decision making. (See 02465_Notes.pdf), 2021."""
+  [Her21] Tue Herlau. Sequential decision making. (See 02465_Notes.pdf), 2021.
+"""
 def myfun(): #!s
     """
     To solve this exercise, look at eq. (1) in Section 1.
diff --git a/src/snipper/__pycache__/fix_cite.cpython-38.pyc b/src/snipper/__pycache__/fix_cite.cpython-38.pyc
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diff --git a/src/snipper/fix_cite.py b/src/snipper/fix_cite.py
index 561b5f137e218ababd2469cab993c99224eeb5c5..475e44d5f36f80dd441574fc757cd6dec32c8b18 100644
--- a/src/snipper/fix_cite.py
+++ b/src/snipper/fix_cite.py
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ def fix_bibtex(lines, bibtex):
 
     cpr = ""
     if not s.startswith(COMMENT):
-        s = f"{COMMENT}\n{cpr}\n{COMMENT}\n" + s
+        s = f"{COMMENT}\n{COMMENT}\n" + s
     if len(all_refs) > 0:
         i = s.find(COMMENT, s.find(COMMENT)+1)
         all_refs = ["  " + r.strip() for r in all_refs]
-        s = s[:i] + "References:\n" + "\n".join(all_refs) + s[i:]
+        s = s[:i] + "References:\n" + "\n".join(all_refs) +"\n"+ s[i:]
 
     # s = s.replace(cpr, info['code_copyright'])
     return s.splitlines()
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