diff --git a/src/test/extension.test.ts b/src/test/extension.test.ts
index 3528d0b..4fec0a9 100644
--- a/src/test/extension.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/extension.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ describe("V2XmlFormatter", () => {
             testFormatter(xmlFormatter, options, "single-quotes");
         });
 
+        it("should not add extra line breaks before start tags", () => {
+            testFormatter(xmlFormatter, options, "issue-178");
+        });
+
     });
 
 });
diff --git a/src/test/test-data/issue-178.formatted.xml b/src/test/test-data/issue-178.formatted.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abe2b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-data/issue-178.formatted.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<root>
+    <entry>
+        <field1>One</field1>
+        <field2/>
+        <field3>Three</field3>
+        <field4/>
+        <field5>Five</field5>
+    </entry>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/test-data/issue-178.unformatted.xml b/src/test/test-data/issue-178.unformatted.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e8113b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-data/issue-178.unformatted.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<root><entry><field1>One</field1><field2/><field3>Three</field3><field4/><field5>Five</field5></entry></root>
\ No newline at end of file