diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index 153e4506ea9..3d63edddac1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ namespace ts {
             const categoryColor = getCategoryFormat(diagnostic.category);
             const category = DiagnosticCategory[diagnostic.category].toLowerCase();
             output += `${ formatAndReset(category, categoryColor) } TS${ diagnostic.code }: ${ flattenDiagnosticMessageText(diagnostic.messageText, sys.newLine) }`;
+            output += sys.newLine;
         }
         return output;
     }
diff --git a/src/compiler/tsc.ts b/src/compiler/tsc.ts
index 6e0aefd99a0..8cc2e5c5ef6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tsc.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/tsc.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace ts {
     }
 
     function reportDiagnosticWithColorAndContext(diagnostic: Diagnostic, host: FormatDiagnosticsHost): void {
-        sys.write(ts.formatDiagnosticsWithColorAndContext([diagnostic], host) + sys.newLine + sys.newLine);
+        sys.write(ts.formatDiagnosticsWithColorAndContext([diagnostic], host) + sys.newLine);
     }
 
     function reportWatchDiagnostic(diagnostic: Diagnostic) {