diff --git a/src/scenario.cpp b/src/scenario.cpp
index cc5e2bdc8..cbe3acdad 100644
--- a/src/scenario.cpp
+++ b/src/scenario.cpp
@@ -613,10 +613,6 @@ static char* clean_cdata(char *ptr, int *removed_crlf = NULL)
         *ptr-- = 0;
     }
 
-    if(!strstr(msg, "\n\n")) {
-        strcat(msg, "\n\n");
-    }
-
     if(ptr == msg) {
         ERROR("Empty cdata in xml scenario file");
     }
@@ -633,6 +629,10 @@ static char* clean_cdata(char *ptr, int *removed_crlf = NULL)
         memmove(ptr, ptr + 1, strlen(ptr));
     }
 
+    if(!strstr(msg, "\n\n")) {
+        strcat(msg, "\n\n");
+    }
+
     return msg;
 }