diff --git a/irrd/utils/email.py b/irrd/utils/email.py
index 8d5d255..1991d5e 100644
--- a/irrd/utils/email.py
+++ b/irrd/utils/email.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def send_email(recipient, subject, body) -> None:
         recipient = get_setting("email.recipient_override")
 
     logger.debug(f"Sending email to {recipient}, subject {subject}")
-    body += get_setting("email.footer")
+    body += "\n" + get_setting("email.footer")
     hostname = socket.gethostname()
     body += f"\n\nGenerated by IRRd version {__version__} on {hostname}"