diff --git a/packages/hurlfmt/src/main.rs b/packages/hurlfmt/src/main.rs
index da6924ec3..e731c45ee 100644
--- a/packages/hurlfmt/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/hurlfmt/src/main.rs
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ fn main() {
                         process::exit(1);
                     }
                 };
-                let output = if output.ends_with('\n') {
-                    output
-                } else {
+                let output = if !output.ends_with('\n') && !cli::has_flag(&matches, "no_format") {
                     format!("{}\n", output)
+                } else {
+                    output
                 };
                 write_output(output.into_bytes(), output_file.as_deref());
             }