diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5c9496aa9c..e216151edff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 - console: allow tracking of custom SQL functions having composite type (rowtype) input arguments
 - console: allow input object presets in remote schema permissions
 - cli: add interactive prompt to get input when `--database-name` flag is missing
-
+- cli: fix metadata export to avoid unnecessary empty lines in actions.graphql (#5338)
 
 ## v2.0.0-beta.1
 
diff --git a/cli-ext/src/services/sdl/to/handler.js b/cli-ext/src/services/sdl/to/handler.js
index ad69d46bcd6..b8ff17f38b7 100644
--- a/cli-ext/src/services/sdl/to/handler.js
+++ b/cli-ext/src/services/sdl/to/handler.js
@@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ const handlePayload = (payload) => {
           a.definition.type,
           a.definition.arguments,
           a.definition.output_type,
-        )}\n`;
+        )}`;
       });
     } catch (e) {
       actionSdlError = e;
     }
   }
 
+  let sdl = `${actionSdl}`;
   if (types) {
     try {
       typesSdl = getTypesSdl(types);
+      sdl = `${sdl}${typesSdl}`;
     } catch (e) {
       typesSdlError = e;
     }
   }
 
-  let sdl = `${actionSdl}\n\n${typesSdl}`;
-
   if (toDeriveOperation) {
     try {
       const derivation = deriveAction(
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const handlePayload = (payload) => {
         derivation.action.output_type,
       );
       const derivedTypesSdl = getTypesSdl(derivation.types);
-      sdl = `${derivedActionSdl}\n\n${derivedTypesSdl}\n\n${sdl}`;
+      sdl = `${derivedActionSdl}${derivedTypesSdl}${sdl}`;
     } catch (e) {
       deriveActionError = e;
     }
diff --git a/cli/commands/testdata/config-v2-test-project/metadata/actions.graphql b/cli/commands/testdata/config-v2-test-project/metadata/actions.graphql
index 139597f9cb0..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/cli/commands/testdata/config-v2-test-project/metadata/actions.graphql
+++ b/cli/commands/testdata/config-v2-test-project/metadata/actions.graphql
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-
diff --git a/cli/commands/testdata/config-v3-test-project/metadata/actions.graphql b/cli/commands/testdata/config-v3-test-project/metadata/actions.graphql
index 139597f9cb0..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/cli/commands/testdata/config-v3-test-project/metadata/actions.graphql
+++ b/cli/commands/testdata/config-v3-test-project/metadata/actions.graphql
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-
diff --git a/cli/integration_test/v2/metadata/latest/1_metadata/actions.graphql b/cli/integration_test/v2/metadata/latest/1_metadata/actions.graphql
index 139597f9cb0..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/cli/integration_test/v2/metadata/latest/1_metadata/actions.graphql
+++ b/cli/integration_test/v2/metadata/latest/1_metadata/actions.graphql
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-
diff --git a/cli/integration_test/v2/metadata/latest/2_metadata/actions.graphql b/cli/integration_test/v2/metadata/latest/2_metadata/actions.graphql
index 139597f9cb0..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/cli/integration_test/v2/metadata/latest/2_metadata/actions.graphql
+++ b/cli/integration_test/v2/metadata/latest/2_metadata/actions.graphql
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-
diff --git a/cli/integration_test/v3/metadata/latest/1_metadata/actions.graphql b/cli/integration_test/v3/metadata/latest/1_metadata/actions.graphql
index 139597f9cb0..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/cli/integration_test/v3/metadata/latest/1_metadata/actions.graphql
+++ b/cli/integration_test/v3/metadata/latest/1_metadata/actions.graphql
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-
diff --git a/cli/integration_test/v3/metadata/latest/2_metadata/actions.graphql b/cli/integration_test/v3/metadata/latest/2_metadata/actions.graphql
index 139597f9cb0..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/cli/integration_test/v3/metadata/latest/2_metadata/actions.graphql
+++ b/cli/integration_test/v3/metadata/latest/2_metadata/actions.graphql
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-