diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
index db00ce70a..a4dc98e19 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 _jinja_env = Environment(
     loader=FileSystemLoader(_TEMPLATES_DIR),
     trim_blocks=True,
+    keep_trailing_newline=True,
 )