diff --git a/httpie/output/writer.py b/httpie/output/writer.py
index 4a2949bce2..7085ebacd0 100644
--- a/httpie/output/writer.py
+++ b/httpie/output/writer.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 
 MESSAGE_SEPARATOR = '\n\n'
-MESSAGE_SEPARATOR_BYTES = MESSAGE_SEPARATOR.encode()
+MESSAGE_SEPARATOR_BYTES = (MESSAGE_SEPARATOR.encode()).rstrip()
 
 
 def write_message(