diff --git a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/repl/KtScratchReplExecutor.kt b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/repl/KtScratchReplExecutor.kt
index 9c244f66288..b8fbf180db0 100644
--- a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/repl/KtScratchReplExecutor.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/repl/KtScratchReplExecutor.kt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class KtScratchReplExecutor(file: ScratchFile) : ScratchExecutor(file) {
 
             val root = output.firstChild as Element
             val outputType = root.getAttribute("type")
-            val content = StringUtil.replace(root.textContent, XML_REPLACEMENTS, SOURCE_CHARS)
+            val content = StringUtil.replace(root.textContent, XML_REPLACEMENTS, SOURCE_CHARS).trim('\n')
 
             LOG.printDebugMessage("REPL output: $outputType $content")